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Brooch
Greek, East Greek
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.229
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionA long plate with rounded ends; thread-gold work, with three elliptical sockets for stones now lost.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey). 188?: found in loose earth of lower town: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.