COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.47.100.14
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MMA_.47.100.14
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This disk once formed one side of a large gold spool or bobbin, the exact use of which remains a mystery. Each disk was worked in the repoussé technique in which a complicated pattern of lines, convex cones, and concentric circles was hammered out from the reverse side. Ireland experienced a resurgence in the production of goldwork during the Late Bronze Age. Numerous objects noteworthy for the amount of gold they employ, their innovative forms, and the sophistication of their decoration still survive. Alongside objects of personal ornament such as gold collars and dress fasteners, artisans produced gold rings and boxes that, like the spools, were probably created for purely votive or ritual purposes.
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This disk once formed one side of a large gold spool or bobbin, the exact use of which remains a mystery. Each disk was worked in the repoussé technique in which a complicated pattern of lines, convex cones, and concentric circles was hammered out from the reverse side. Ireland experienced a resurgence in the production of goldwork during the Late Bronze Age. Numerous objects noteworthy for the amount of gold they employ, their innovative forms, and the sophistication of their decoration still survive. Alongside objects of personal ornament such as gold collars and dress fasteners, artisans produced gold rings and boxes that, like the spools, were probably created for purely votive or ritual purposes.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; British; Irish
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European; British; Irish
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Irish
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Irish
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Gold Disk from a Spool
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Gold Disk from a Spool
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
900?600 B.C.
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900?600 B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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0
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
0
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0
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Gold
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Gold
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Late Bronze Age
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Late Bronze Age
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
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Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
47.100.14
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47.100.14
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1947
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Fletcher Fund, 1947
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_47.100.14.tif
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MMA_.h1_47.100.14.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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