Diadem with Herakles knot
200–150 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGold and garnet
DimensionsOverall: 47.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 cm, 55 gm (18 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in., 0.12 lb.)
Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession number1971.211
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Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1970: with Sotheby & Co., 34 & 35 New Bond Street, London, W. 1, England (Sotheby auction, July 13, lot 150); purchased at the Sotheby auction by Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 12, 1971: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G.
2nd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
1st century B.C.
2nd to early 1st century B.C.
2nd–early 1st century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Early 2nd century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
5th century A.D., incorporating a cameo of the 1st-2nd centuries A.D.