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Bronze wreath

Χ4764
Metal (Bronze)
Mended from 7 pieces, entire
Diameter: 24.34 cm.
Kommos
Temple C
Hellenistic period:
130-100 BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
181
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sanctuaries
Description
The Kommos wreath consists of a bronze wire to which the various elements of myrtle branches are attached. There are 31 bronze leaves and 20 ivory beads resembling white myrtle buds before full flowering. It was found in a deposit south of Temple C at Kommos, together with other votive offerings dating from the Hellenistic phase of the Sanctuary.
Bibliography:
Shaw J.W.-Shaw C.M. (eds.), Kommos ΙV. The Greek Sanctuary, Part 1-2, Princeton-Oxford, 2000, 348, pl. 5.11.
Author:
S. P.


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