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A recurrent object of the Archaic and Classical periods--part amulet, part jewelry--is the small capsule worn as a pendant. It is a Phoenician type particularly well represented in Carthaginian jewelry. The purpose of the capsule was to hold a text that would protect or assist the wearer. It is unclear whether the examples found in Cyprus were made there or imported from the Levant.
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Title: Gold capsule in the form of a grasshopper
Period: Archaic-Classical
Date: 6th–4th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Other: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.3282
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