Gold pendant capsule in the form of a male figure
Unknown
6th–4th century BCE · Gold · Greek and Roman Art
This type of object is originally Phoenician and occurs, in various forms, in Carthaginian jewelry. It contained a text that would protect the wearer and was worn as an amulet.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 6th–4th century BCE
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
