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Period:
Archaic
Date:
ca. 700 B.C.
Culture:
Cypriot
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) Other: 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
Classification:
Gold and Silver
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.4551

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 174

  • Description

    A rosette fills the center. The two concentric zones are presented as papyrus swamps. The inner one is inhabited by ducks, the outer one by three bulls and three fallow deer whose lower extremities are covered by the vegetation. The animals are rendered with considerably greater energy and verisimilitude than the papyrus, suggesting what the artist had and had not actually observed.

  • References

    von Bothmer, Dietrich. 1984. "A Greek and Roman Treasury." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 42(1): no. 9, pp. 6, 19.

    Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 301, pp. 184-85.

    Picón, Carlos A., et al. 2007. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 280, pp. 241, 461.

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