Gold amulet
The figures' arms are shown clasped over their apparently nude chests; the rib cage is emphasized front and back. The lower body is covered with a long, close-fitting garment that reveals their genitals. The meaning of the figures is unclear, but the objects have attachments loops on the back. Their size and appearance suggests a connection to the amulet cases (74.51.3315, .3321).
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold amulet
- Period: Archaic–Classical
- Date: probably 6th–4th century BCE
- Culture: Cypro-Phoenician
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Other: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.3283
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 300 BCE
Phoenician
mid-5th–4th century BCE
Phoenician
6th–5th century BCE
Phoenician
5th century BCE
Phoenician
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