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Spiral ornament
Unknown"475-425 BC" - ""
Museum of Cycladic Art
Athens, Greece
Rare type of spiral ornament from Cyprus. The upper end is in the form of a lion's head with open muzzle, set on a flat ring. The lower end is in the form of a petalled rosette made of filigree work. Such ornaments were most probably used as hair-coils, although we cannot exclude their use as earrings.
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Details
- Title: Spiral ornament
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Gender: None
- Date Created: "475-425 BC" - ""
- Provenance: Ancient Marion, Cyprus
- Physical Dimensions: h45 mm
- Period: Classical period
- Culture: Cypriot
- Type: hair-coil
- Rights: N.P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum of Cycladic Art, Th.N. Zintilis Collection, no. 442, http://www.cycladic.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=25&clang=1
- External Link: Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece
- Medium: gold, bronze
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