Two fused silver spirals with gold lion's-head terminals - image 1

Classical

Two fused silver spirals with gold lion's-head terminals

Two silver spirals have become fused into one object. The cause may have been the deterioration of the silver or, possibly, a fire from which the pieces were rescued before melting. Other: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.3377

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3377, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.