Diadem

66-6-4

From: Northeast Aegean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 66-6-4
Current Location On Loan
Provenience Northeast Aegean
Period Early Bronze Age
Date Made 2400 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Electrum | Gold
Description

Cut from sheet metal .0001 to .0002 thick. Border of repousse dots along top and bottom edges, with similar dots forming groups of vertical or oblique lines. Repousse dots also form rows of diamonds, which enclose rosettes: the central boss of each rosette is in repousse, but the encircling dots were chased from the front. One end broken, but probably two string holes originally at each end. Similar to Early Bronze Age jewelry of Troy, Lemnos (Poliochni), and Ur.

Length 44.5 cm
Width 5 cm
Thickness 0.02 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Hesperia Art, 1966

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