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Addorsed palmettes
Sheet gold ornaments made for the grave are decorated in low relief. The motifs were cut into a concave mold, and the sheet metal was pressed into the forms. The sheet was then cut to the desired shape. The vegetal decoration here is characteristic especially of East Greek art of the seventh century B.C.
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Title: Gold leaf frontlet (band for forehead)
Period: Archaic
Date: 7th–6th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Other: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.3295
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