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Disc, ornamental
Italic (Picenians, Equi or Marsi)
Orientalizing Period
early 7th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7504
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 693; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionBronze disc decorated with concentric zones of openwork and engraved dots and circles. On the outermost zone there are four couple of holes, wider that the ones composing the decoration, presumably used for the suspension of the disc itself and for the attachment of pendants. On the opposite side of the disc there are two couple of similar holes. A large portion of the outermost zone is missing. Green patina. The disc was part of female costume.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901