Gold cross-strap diadem with a Herakles knot set with five garnets

ca. 300–250 B.C.

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Title: Gold cross-strap diadem with a Herakles knot set with five garnets
Date Created: ca. 300–250 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: width as mounted 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) total H. as mounted 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) length of straps 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) H. of Herakles knot 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Type: Diadem with Herakles knot
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254978
Medium: Gold, garnet
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Hellenistic
Culture: Greek

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