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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
1894,1101.499
Description
Green glazed composition (faience) amuletic figure of a monkey, bound in a silver wire mount ; mould-made and covered with a blue-green glaze, mostly worn away; standing figure of a monkey on a low base; the mount consists of two wires of metal twisted around each other which bind the front, back and feet of the amulet, it is threaded through a perforation hole at the back of the figure, with a loop at the top for suspension.
Cultures/periods
Cypro-Archaic
Cypro-Classical
Production date
750 BC-300 BC
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
(?)
Made in:
Phoenicia
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Turner Bequest Excavations, Amathus
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Amathus
, Site D, tomb 184
Materials
glazed composition
silver
Technique
mould-made
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
4 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Murray, Smith and Walters 1900 / Excavations in Cyprus
(p.122, Tomb 184)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
Acquisition name
From:
Turner Bequest Excavations, Amathus
Funder name
Funded by:
Emma Tourner Turner
(bequest)
Acquisition date
1894
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1894,1101.499