Disk terminal

Late Roman

late 4th–early 5th century

Not on view

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Title: Disk terminal
Date: late 4th–early 5th century
Culture: Late Roman
Medium: Gilded silver and niello
Dimensions: Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.191.37b
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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