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These spools contain small round pellets of gold that rattle. Such rattles are usually found in pairs, and most come from the eastern Mediterranean region. It is not known exactly how they were used.
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Title: Pair of gold rattles
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: East Greek
Medium: Gold
Dimensions:
H. 1 1/16 in. (2.8 cm)
diameter 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, The Bothmer Purchase Fund, Rogers Fund, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fried Gifts, and David Tunick Gift, in memory of his daughter, Allison Hope Tunick, 1981
Object Number: 1981.11.11, .12
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