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Woman's Belt Hanger (Zone)

c. 725–675 BCE

Greece, Geometric period

Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 2006.5
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Location
102B Greek
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Ancient bronze objects often have a greenish hue due to a chemical reaction that creates this surface patina.

Description

The shape and punched and incised decoration of this northern Greek triangular-shaped zone (woman’s belt hanger) may symbolize a woman’s procreative anatomy, with groups of small circles flanking a large central radiating circle. An ornament of this type was found in a woman’s grave positioned directly over the pelvic bone, and could have been worn suspended from or attached to a belt made of less durable materials.
A bronze belt hanger, aged with a dark green and gray patina, has a wide V-shaped central plate narrowing into thin arms that terminate in curved loops and pointed hooks. Detailed with incised lines, the center features a five-petaled flower flanked by clusters of small, concentric circles. Linear borders follow the triangular edges, while light glints off the metal's varied texture and aged surface.

Woman's Belt Hanger (Zone)

c. 725–675 BCE

Greece, Geometric period

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