boss

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Object Type: boss
Museum number: 1867,0508.525
Description: Concavo-convex gold boss formed of two sheets of gold, the upper one folded over the lower; around the rim is a beaded wire; within this is a laurel or myrtle wreath outlined in filigree, with a rosette above and a Herakles knot below; in the centre, within a beaded wire, is the head of a maenad in relief, wearing an ivy-wreath, her eyes inlaid with enamel (enamel not visible).
Cultures/periods: Greek; Hellenistic
Production date: 3rdC BC (circa)
Materials: gold; enamel
Technique: filigree; inlaid
Dimensions: Diameter: 3.60 centimetres; Weight: 388 grains
Bibliographic references: Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum. (2110)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: mythical figure/creature
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1867,0508.525

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