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Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant

750-700 BC

Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant
Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant
Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant
Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant
Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant
Ancient Greece, Geometric Bronze Bird-on-Disc Pendant
€ 575.00 VAT margin scheme
In stock: 1 available Article code:  16-4406
Object Description
Pendant in the form of an S-shaped bird perched on a disc. These water birds were a popular motif in Ancient Greek Geometric art. Incised lines embellish the base of the neck and tail. The disc is decorated with punched lines on both sides.

Specifications
Diameter of disc: ± 34,5 mm
Total height: ± 64,2 mm
Weight: ± 14,22 g

Condition
Good and solid condition, smooth olive-green patina and signs of wear consistent with an ancient artefact.

Provenance
Formerly in a private collection in Hesse, Germany; reportedly acquired before 1939.

Reference
Cf. The J. Paul Getty Museum, nr. 96.AC.70.
Similar bronze birds atop disks have been found in both southern Greece and in Thessaly (northern Greece). The bird is pierced through its neck, indicating it was originally suspended, but its precise function is unclear.
Small bronze birds designed for suspension have been found in sanctuaries as offerings to the gods, but others have been found inside graves. Scholars have suggested these offerings might have hung from the trees in outdoor shrines. Possibly they originally served as dress ornaments or pendants and were later dedicated to the gods.
Other scholars argue that the figures served primarily as dedications to the gods in southern Greece, and as funerary objects in northern Greece.

Features and Specifications

Period Ancient, Ancient Greece
Category Ancient Jewellery, Artefacts
Material Bronze
Country / Region Ancient Greece

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