Gold fillet with a Herakles knot
The central ornament of the fillet is a Herakles knot. Two palmettes with a rosette in the middle fill the center of the knot, while the four ends terminate in lion heads. Between the pairs of lion heads on the knot are two exquisitely finished female heads. At the clasp end of the chains are lion-head terminals, each with a ring in its mouth.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold fillet with a Herakles knot
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: late 4th–3rd century BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: length 17in. (43.2cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Christos G. Bastis, in honor of Philippe de Montebello, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.539.7
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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