Description
The shape and punched and incised decoration of this northern Greek triangular-shaped zone (woman’s belt hanger) may symbolize a woman’s procreative anatomy, with groups of small circles flanking a large central radiating circle. An ornament of this type was found in a woman’s grave positioned directly over the pelvic bone, and could have been worn suspended from or attached to a belt made of less durable materials.
Provenance
(Daniel Brooks Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Richard R. Wagner) (?-April 1964); Richard Wagner, sold to Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd. (April 1964-December 2000); (Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (December 2000-Febuary 2006); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 2006-)
Accession Number
2006.5
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust