Ornament

MS1142

From: Italy | Etruria | Narce

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS1142
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Faliscan | Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Narce
Locus Tomb 18B
Section Mediterranean
Materials Lead
Description

Broken and bent. There can be no doubt that the material is preponderantly lead since it is extremely soft and makes a black mark on paper. It is composed of an openwork disk shaped like a wheel with six spokes, to the hub of which is attached a tube.

Length 1.2 cm
Outside Diameter 3.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Fausto Benedetti, 1896
Other Number 848 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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