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Similar funnel-shaped objects with recurved rim have been found on Cyprus, where they were used as the crowning element of exotic ostrich egg vessels. Smaller examples were also used wrapped with cloth as bottle stoppers.
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Title: Gold funnel-shaped ornament
Period: Late Bronze Age
Date: ca. 1600–1100 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Other: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.3145
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