Gold capsule in the form of a grasshopper 6th–4th century Cypriot A recurrent object of the Archaic and Classical periods--part amulet, part jewelry--is the small capsule worn as a pendant. It is a Phoenician type particularly well represented in Carthaginian jewelry. The purpose of the capsule was to hold a text that would protect or assist the wearer. It is unclear whether the examples found in Cyprus were made there or imported from the Gold capsule in the form of a grasshopper. Cypriot. 6th–4th century Gold. Archaic-Classical. Gold and Silver

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