Disc brooch with cameo, helmeted figure perhaps Athena
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Title
Disc brooch with cameo, helmeted figure perhaps Athena
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Associated place
Benevento (find spot)Metropolitan City of Naples (place of purchase) -
Date
6th century AD (AD 501 - 600) -
Material and technique
amethyst, gold, sardonyx
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Material index
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Object type
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Dimensions
0.45 cm (depth)
4.75 cm (diameter)
16.28 g (weight) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 30 | Mediterranean World -
Museum department
Antiquities
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Accession no.
AN1909.816
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