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Gold comb pendant

Χ-Α1086
Metal (Gold)
Intact
Height: 2.3 cm.Length: 1.6 cm.
Prinias
Siderospilia Necropolis, Tomb LI
Geometric- Early Archaic period:
745-630 BC:
Gallery:
XVIII
Case:
182
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic period (10th-6th c. BC). The cemetery of the city of Prinias
Description
Gold comb-shaped pendant. Different techniques are combined on its small surface. The teeth are incised. The rectangular part and the triangular top from which it hung are decorated and delimited with granulation. The geometric decoration in the centre is repoussé. This type of comb is often found in Cyprus.
Bibliography:
Rizza G.-Rizzo M.A., “Prinias”, in Ancient Crete, A Hundred Years of Italian Archaeology (1884-1984), Rome, 166-167, fig. 305. Stampolidis N. Chr. - Karetsou A. (eds) Ανατολική Μεσόγειος, Κύπρος-Δωδεκάνησα-Κρήτη, 16ος-6ος αι. π.Χ., Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης-Υπ.Πο. ΚΓ’ ΕΠΚΑ, Heraklion, 1998, 264-265.
Author:
S. P.


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