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Gold cylinder mounting

ca. 1600–1200 BCE
Not on view
The gold mount would have held a cylinder seal, an object used to make marks in clay or wax, first invented in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium B.C. Imported cylinder seals begin to appear on Cyprus in the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900–1600 B.C.), but the Cypriots did not start making their own cylinder seals until the Late Bronze Age.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gold cylinder mounting
  • Period: Late Bronze Age
  • Date: ca. 1600–1200 BCE
  • Culture: Cypriot
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: Diam.: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
  • Classification: Gold and Silver
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.3144
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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