
Classical
Gilt bronze spiral with griffin terminal
Such spirals, which often come in pairs, may have been used as earrings or to hold locks of hair. Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Date
400 - 350 BC
Accession No.
74.51.3369
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3369, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.