Gold roundel with stamped designs

Unknown

ca. 1600–1050 BCE · Gold · Greek and Roman Art

Gold roundel with stamped designs — Unknown

Made of hammered sheet metal, these gold roundels would have adorned a cloth or garment, probably a funerary shroud. Similar examples have been found in the Royal Shaft Graves at Mycenae and in Mycenaean tombs on the island of Rhodes.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Medium
Gold
Culture
Cypriot
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Credit line
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

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