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Medallion400-390 B.C.

On view:
Geffen Galleries, floor 1
Circular hammered gold disk with repoussé decoration, featuring a central human bust surrounded by concentric spiraling vine and leaf motifs
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Medallion
Culture
Roman
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
400-390 B.C.
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.90a
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

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