7th-6th century B.C.
Cyprus
Object qualities
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Objectreligious artefact: Mouth plate or frontlet
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumGold
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SizeOther: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
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Geography details
Cyprus -
Country today
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Date7th-6th century B.C.
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CultureCypriot
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PeriodArchaic
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Addorsed palmettes
Sheet gold ornaments made for the grave are decorated in low relief. The motifs were cut into a concave mold, and the sheet metal was pressed into the forms. The sheet was then cut to the desired shape. The vegetal decoration here is characteristic especially of East Greek art of the seventh century B.C.