Accession No
1923.866
Description
Brow ornament of thin gold sheet, decorated with embossed patterns. Oval in shape with one central hole at each short end. Embossed band of circular punches along the long side edges; in between vertical double spirals; two circular punches in each space between spirals. Short tear or cut in one of the two short sides.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; ?Aegean; ?Cyprus
Period
Late Minoan Myceanean c 1600 - 1200 BC
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.866
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Gold
Local Term
Measurements
44mm x 135mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked on back in black ink reading: 'R.C.23.866.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Analysis)
May have come from Aegean; but not impossibly from Cyprus.
Typical, Late Minoan - Mycenean art. 1600 - 1200 BC
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Brow ornament of gold, embossed with circles and spiral.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Brow ornament of thin gold sheet, decorated with embossed patterns. Oval in shape with one central hole at each short end. Embossed band of circular punches along the long side edges; in between vertical double spirals; two circular punches in each space between spirals. Short tear or cut in one of the two short sides.
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:49855
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