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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