Bulla with Daedalus and Icarus

5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)

2.6 cm 4.1 cm 2.6 cm

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A "bulla" is a hollow pendant, that could hold perfume or a charm. Found inside this one was "labdanum," a substance used in perfume. Depicted are the mythical craftsman Daedalus and his son, Icarus (on the back). To escape captivity, Daedalus fabricated wings for himself a...

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Said to be from Comacchio, near Ferrara; Sangiorgi [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Etruscan
माध्यम
gold

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