Gold Necklace from Taranto in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2011

Gold necklace

Period: Early Hellenistic

Date: late 4th–3rd century B.C.

Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine

Medium: Gold

Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number: 13.234.1

Description:

The ribbon of intricate linked chains is decorated with a central medallion of Dionysos flanked by other pendant ornaments. It is not a true necklace but a hormos (collar) that was pinned to the clothing across the chest.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/248813