Small Piece of Shell Gold with Figure of a Swallow in Relief

305–30 B.C.E.

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Caption

Small Piece of Shell Gold with Figure of a Swallow in Relief, 305–30 B.C.E.. Gold, 1/2 × 1/2 (1.2 × 1.2 cm, 0.3mm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.797E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Small Piece of Shell Gold with Figure of a Swallow in Relief

Date

305–30 B.C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period

Medium

Gold

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

1/2 × 1/2 (1.2 × 1.2 cm, 0.3mm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.797E

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