Pair of gold armbands ca. 200 Greek These imposing serpentine armbands represent two tritons, male and female, each holding a small winged Eros. The hoops behind the tritons' heads were used to attach the armbands to the sleeves of a garment, for otherwise, their weight (each over 6 1/2 ounces) would have caused them to slip down the Pair of gold armbands 254842 Greek, Pair of gold armbands, ca. 200 , Gold, Overall: 10 7/16in., (, ) Other (height-triton armband): 9 13/16in. (25cm) Other (height-tritoness armband): 10 7/16in. (). The Metropolitan Museum
Pair of gold armbands ca. 200 Greek These imposing serpentine armbands represent two tritons, male and female, each holding a small winged Eros. The hoops behind the tritons' heads were used to attach the armbands to the sleeves of a garment, for otherwise, their weight (each over 6 1/2 ounces) would have caused them to slip down the Pair of gold armbands 254842 Greek, Pair of gold armbands, ca. 200 , Gold, Overall: 10 7/16in., (, ) Other (height-triton armband): 9 13/16in. (25cm) Other (height-tritoness armband): 10 7/16in. (). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1956 (, .6)
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