Gold roundel with stamped designs
Made of hammered sheet metal, these gold roundels would have adorned a cloth or garment, probably a funerary shroud. Similar examples have been found in the Royal Shaft Graves at Mycenae and in Mycenaean tombs on the island of Rhodes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold roundel with stamped designs
- Period: Late Bronze Age
- Date: ca. 1600–1050 BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.3026
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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