Woman's Belt Hanger (Zone)
Woman's Belt Hanger (Zone)
c. 725-675 BC
Greece, Geometric period
(900- 700 BC)
Bronze
Overall: 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in.)
The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 2006.5
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Fun Fact
Ancient bronze objects often have a greenish hue due to a chemical reaction that creates this surface patina.
Description
The shape and incised decoration of this northern Greek triangular-shaped zone (woman’s belt hanger) symbolizes a woman’s procreative anatomy. An ornament of this type was found in a woman’s grave positioned directly over the pelvic bone.
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