Page from The Art of the Goldsmith in Classical Times

Name/Title

Page from "The Art of the Goldsmith in Classical Times"

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.537

Description

Single page from the book "The Art of the Goldsmith in Classical Times," published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The page has a photograph of an earring, from fourth century B.C. Greece. The earring is gold, and has a gold round depiction of a lion at the top, and a triangular gold piece dangled from the bottom.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Publication Details

Publication Type

Book

Author

Christine Alexander

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1928

Time Period

20th Century

Publication Language

English

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

9-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

The book can be viewed online through the Metropolitan Museum of Art website.