Disc brooch with cameo, helmeted figure perhaps Athena

Details

• Title

  Disc brooch with cameo, helmeted figure perhaps Athena

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Campania › Benevento (find spot)

  Europe › Italy › Campania › Metropolitan City of Naples (place of purchase)

• Date

  6th century AD (AD 501 - 600)

• Material and technique

  amethyst, gold, sardonyx

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › amethyst;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › sardonyx

• Object type

  personal ornament

• Dimensions

  0.45 cm (depth)
  4.75 cm (diameter)
  16.28 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 30 | Mediterranean World

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1909.816

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