Gold pendant capsule in the form of a male figure - image 1

Classical

Gold pendant capsule in the form of a male figure

This type of object is originally Phoenician and occurs, in various forms, in Carthaginian jewelry. It contained a text that would protect the wearer and was worn as an amulet. Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Date

599 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.3284

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3284, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.