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Three pairs of gold...
Three pairs of gold rattles
Artist :
Anonyme
Date : near VIth century B.C.
Material : Gold
Acquisition : Various donors (1992)
Fin de la période archaïque
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Greek art at the Seventh and Sixth Century B.C.
Left - Ground Floor - Section 2
Item
49
on 197
Greek Antiquities
Musical instrument (Crécelle)
Vitrine : V03
Area related
Grèce antique Est
(
Greece
)
Description
These spools contain small round pallets of gold that rattle. Theses rattles are usually found in pairs, and most come from eastern Mediterranean region. It is not known exactly how they were used.
