Archaic II
Gold ring
Two lions, two sphinxes. Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Motifs
- Lion, Sphinx and griffin
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 599 - 550 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.4056
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4056, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1920. Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style. no. 14, pp. 19-20, pl. 3, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1956[1920]. Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style: Greek Etruscan, and Roman. no. 24, p. 7, pl. 5, Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider.Richter, Gisela M. A. 2006[1920]. Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style: Greek Etruscan, and Roman, 2nd edn. no. 24, p. 7, pl. 5, Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider.
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