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Several pieces of amber glued together to form a crescent-shaped ornament with a hole through the center. From Palestrina.
Provenance
According to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); 1901: inherited by Miss Charlotte Wissmann; gift of Miss Charlotte Wissmann to MFA, May 1, 1902
Credit Line
Gift of Miss C. Wissmann
Italic, Archaic Period,
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.03 L.
Accession Number
02.258
Medium or Technique
Amber