
Classical
Gold pendant capsule in the form of a male figure
Designed for suspension by two hoops at the back. Other: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Motif
- Human figure
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Date
- 599 - 300 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3286, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.3286, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 3286
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