Pommel in the shape of coiled animals
Unknown Artist
ca. 3rd–1st century BCE
Medium
Gold, turquoise inlay
Dimensions
1 3/8 in. × 1 3/8 in. × 1 in. (3.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Ornaments
Culture
Sarmatian
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number
1989.281.36