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Disc, ornamental
Italic (Picenians, Equi or Marsi)
Orientalizing Period
early 7th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7505
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 694; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionBronze discs decorated with geometrical motives organized in concentric bands about a stamped, five-pointed star in the center. The decoration is both engraved and embossed. In the center is a bronze roundel in relief. A rivet and a square ring fasten a circular disc on the front. Green patina, with some corrosion. The disc was part of female costume.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901