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9th-8th century BCE

Description

The body of the toggle is widest at the center (1 cm in diameter), tapering to dull points at each end (3 mm in diameter). The toggle has a single vertical loop, which is at right angles with the central, raised torus at the center of the toggle’s body.

Classification
Tools and Equipment
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Copper-tin-antimony alloy
Culture
Greek
Period
Geometric period
Century
9th-8th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4 x 1.9 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Richard R. Wagner, gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1968.

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