Pair of gold rattles
These spools contain small round pellets of gold that rattle. Such rattles are usually found in pairs, and most come from the eastern Mediterranean region. It is not known exactly how they were used.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of gold rattles
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 6th century BCE
- Culture: East Greek
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: H. 1 1/16 in. (2.8 cm)
diameter 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) - Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Bothmer Purchase Fund, Rogers Fund, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fried Gifts, and David Tunick Gift, in memory of his daughter, Allison Hope Tunick, 1981
- Object Number: 1981.11.11, .12
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 300 BCE
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