Circular Gilt Disc with Gorgoneion (funerary)
Artist
Tarantine(Greek)Greek
CultureGreek (Corinthian)
Titles
- Circular Gilt Disc with Gorgoneion (funerary)
Date400–368 BC
Mediumgold leaf on terracotta
Dimensionsdiameter × width: 1 1/8 × 3/16 inches
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number37.46
Not on view
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AntiquitiesObject Type
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971;
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, February 3–April 1, 1971;
Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, May 16–July 11, 1971.
Published References Hoffman, Herbert. Ten Centuries that Shaped the West: Greek and Roman Art in Texas Collections. Houston: Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1971. Fig. 136.
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