Button
6th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsDiameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.800
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (one of a group of objects that according to Warren's records were brought to Rome and had all been found together in a tomb at Ferentinum [the contents included MFA 98.687-691a, 98.774-775, 98.778-783, 98.800-801, and 98.918]); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
A.D. 340–360
320–280 B.C.
300–250 B.C.
3rd century A.D.
300–250 B.C.
about 1550–1400 B.C.
about 2400 B.C.
about 2400 B.C.