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Silver Votive Ornament

Silver Votive Ornament

PlaquesRoman

Silver Votive Ornament

Description

Parallel sided object of thin sheet silver with numerous areas of grey to black corrosion products adhering. There is a wire loop attached to the end of the left side. The right side is broken away. Eight hammered images in relief are enclosed by a double circuit of twisted ridges. Diagonally oriented parallel ridges radiate out from these twisted ridges to the edge of the object. Hammered or pressed into an intaglio matrix.

Classification

Plaques

Technique

Hammered

Medium

Silver

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.7 x 3.1 cm (3 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

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