Caption

Crescent-shaped appliqué with three heads; appliqué made of thin gold sheet in the shape of a moon, decorated with a depiction of three stylized heads. The central, largest, has triangular, convex pupils surrounded by a circle. The two side eyes consist of two concentric circles and a marked mouth formed by two small, horizontal, convex lines. Each face is surrounded by a series of small circles. The appliqué has four perforations for sewing the plate, e.g. to a plaque. 5th–4th century BC, Greece . Gold; appliqué; height 2 cm, width 3 cm, depth 0.1 cm, weight 1 g., A curved, irregularly shaped metallic object with a golden color rests against a gray background, showing a textured surface of raised circular and spiral motifs and depressions; the edges are uneven and slightly torn in places with a few small square holes near the rim, and the surface displays areas of darker tarnish and subtle variations in gold tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_227

License type

Rights managed

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20.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 11.1in x 7.1in / 3316 x 2137 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crescent-shaped appliqué three heads appliqué thin gold sheet shape moon decorated depiction three stylized heads central largest triangular convex pupils surrounded circle two side eyes consist two concentric circles marked mouth formed two small horizontal convex lines face surrounded series small circles four perforations sewing plate e.g plaque 5th–4th century BC Greece Gold height 2 cm width 3 cm depth 0.1 cm weight 1 g curved irregularly shaped metallic object golden color rests gray background showing textured surface raised circular spiral motifs depressions edges uneven slightly torn places small square holes near rim surface displays areas darker tarnish subtle variations gold tone.