Cynocephalus with axe and child
Cynocephalus with axe and child

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Cynocephalus with axe and child,

7th–9th century

Slavic
y98 h

Information

Title
Cynocephalus with axe and child
Dates

7th–9th century

Medium
Lead
Dimensions
6.3 x 2.8 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund, in 1924
Object Number
y98 h
Place Excavated

Europe, Greece, probably Velestino

Culture
Slavic
Type
metalwork, plaques
Materials
lead
Subject
axes (tools), mythical or legendary beings, relief, figures (representations), children (people by age group)

Possibly from Velestino, Thessaly, Greece. Purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 1924.

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