Silver-gilt and iron pectoral
This pectoral formed part of a cuirass (body armor). The vertical neck guard is embellished with metopes decorated alternately with rosettes and confronted lions. The area below, which spread over the upper chest, has concentric decorative bands. Pectorals of this distinctive shape and decoration have been found in tombs at Vergina in northern Greece and in Thrace (present-day Bulgaria).
Artwork Details
- Title: Silver-gilt and iron pectoral
- Period: Classical
- Date: 4th century BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Silver-gilt, iron
- Dimensions: witdth 3 1/4in. (8.3cm)
circumference 9 1/2in. (24.1cm) - Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Purchase, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Gift, 1996
- Object Number: 1996.248
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 300 BCE
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