diadem

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Object Type
Museum number: 1893,0712.2
Description: Fragment of a gold diadem with a stamped design: in the centre is a sacred tree with a bird each side, approached on each side by animals on their hind legs; on the right are an antelope, a lion (?) and the legs of a third quadruped; on the left are an antelope, a lion (?) and an uncertain animal, the head partly broken away. Below are the remains of a dotted border.
Cultures/periods: Sub-Mycenaean (?); Geometric Greek (?)
Production date: 7thC BC (?)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Aegina
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 10.30 centimetres; Weight: 16 grains; Width: 3 centimetres (max)
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1893
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1893,0712.2

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