| agent |
unknown (Anatolian goldsmith) |
| culturalContext |
Anatolian |
| date |
1873 (discovery); ca. 2500-2000 BCE (creation) |
| description |
Sixty-four vertical chains made of double links are suspended from a long narrow band
with three perforations at each rounded triangular end. Fifty short chains constitute
the central part, and seven long chains frame it at each side. Rhomboid plaques with
a raised, perforated central rib are hung on the chains at equal intervals every four
links. All the chains have idol-shaped pendants. There are eleven of the rhomboid
plaques threaded on to each of the long chains, and just four on each of the short
chains. The vertical chains are linked together in the middle by a horizontal chain;
the long chains on the side have two additional horizontal plates, one after the second
and another after the third row of plaques of the longer parts of the chains. The
idol-shaped pendants are decorated with hammered and embossed decoration.
Tostikov, Vladimir P.; The Gold of Troy. Searching for Homer's Fabled City, New York:
H. N. Abrams, 1996 [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (Muzey Izobrazitelnykh Iskusstv Imeni A.S. Pushkina) (Moscow,
Rossiya, Russia) A 5876 [repository discovery] |
| material |
gold |
| measurements |
85.52 gm (weight) |
| relation |
formerlyPartOf Priam's Treasure [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="20" relids="c_19"] |
| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Early Bronze Age |
| subject |
death or burial; decorative arts; grave goods; jewelry; goldwork |
| technique |
hammering; metalworking |
| textref |
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| title |
Small diadem with pendants [descriptive, true, en] |
| worktype |
costume (mode of fashion); headgear; headbands (headgear); diadems; costume (mode
of fashion); jewelry
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| image courtesy J. Ecklund, Berkeley U. |
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