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Circular hoop
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman
Accession Number22.730
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 298; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 122 (additional published references).
DescriptionBoth sides are ornamented with incised designs of continuous triangles. Crusty green patina.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); by date unknown: collection of his niece, Mrs. James P. Tolman; gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman to MFA, November 16, 1922