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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.347
Title
Gold Fillet with Gods
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
jewelry
Date
500-200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thrace
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291573

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hammered Gold
Dimensions
max.: L. 27.4 x H. 4.5 cm (10 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
fillet height: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: fillet incised with gods

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.347
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Gods from left to right: Hestia, Ares, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Hera, Zeus, Athena, Hephaistos, Artemis, Apollo, Asklepios (?), Hermes.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 33.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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