Multiple gold ring

Multiple gold ring

Description:

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)

Period:

Geometric I

Date:

1050 - 850 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Accession Number:

74.51.4131