Geometric I
Multiple gold ring
Simple gold rings with a concave interior and convex exterior that are joined into multiples of two, three, or more were most popular during the Geometric period. diameter 13/16in. (2cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Geometric
- Date
- 1050 - 850 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Accession No.
74.51.4131
Collection
Provenance
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4131, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 314, p. 192, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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