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Diadem section

Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Euboia, Eretria, Tomb of the Erotes

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Length: 3.5 cm. (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.791
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionSection of a diadem in the form of a bar with a border and spiral pattern in filigree. On the back of the bar are five pairs of rings of gold.
Other elements apparently from the same diadem are 98.792 and 98.793.
Objects in the MFA from the Tomb of the Erotes include 97.290-97.345, 98.790-98.794, 98.798, 98.893, 99.438, and 21.1213.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Erotes tomb [at Eretria].); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)