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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Disk-Shaped Ornament with Embossed Rosette Suspended on a Gold Chain
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Disk-Shaped Ornament with Embossed Rosette Suspended on a Gold Chain

AAT Object Form/Functionjewelry
AAT Object Form/Functionornaments (object genre)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
PeriodHellenistic (?)
Date3rd Century BCE
MediumGold, carnelian
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Object number1989.010.012
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 1 - October 13, 1992
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, purchased from Spink & Son, London, England, ca. 1960-1961.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art