Classical
Silver-gilt mouthpiece
Such objects were made for the tomb, to be placed on the mouth of the deceased. Other: 3in. (7.6cm)
Date
525 - 400 BC
Accession No.
74.51.3004
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3004, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 294, p. 178-9, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Stampolidis, Professor Nicholas Chr. and Stavroula Oikonomou. 2014. Beyond: Death and Afterlife in Ancient Greece. no. 37, p. 101, Athens: Museum of Cycladic Art.