Gold cross-strap diadem with a Herakles knot set with five garnets

Medium

Gold, garnet

Dimensions

width as mounted 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) total H. as mounted 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) length of straps 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) H. of Herakles knot 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)

Classification

Gold and Silver

Culture & Period

Greek · Hellenistic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1958

Accession Number

58.11.5