Funerary mouth band
Funerary mouth band
Funerary mouth band
Funerary mouth band

Currently not on view

Funerary mouth band,

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Northern Greek
2003-224

Information

Title
Funerary mouth band
Dates

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Medium
Hammered gold
Dimensions
4.6 x 12.7 cm (1 13/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2003-224
Place Made

Northern Greece

Culture
Greek
Type
funerary objects, metalwork
Materials
gold
Techniques
hammering
Subject
running ornament

Purchased from Robert Hecht, Jr. and Atlantis Antiquities, New York in 2003.

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