Electrum Hekte of Phokaia with Female Head
Electrum Hekte of Phokaia with Female Head
Place of OriginTurkey, Phokaia (modern-day Foça)
Date477-388 BCE
DimensionsMax L: 9.71 mm (1 cm); H: 4.08 mm (0.4 cm); Weight: 2.51 grams
MediumElectrum.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.108
Not on View
DescriptionAn electrum hekte (sixth-stater) from Phokaia in Ionia (c. 478–387 BCE). The obverse features a female head (possibly Artemis or Kybele) wearing a sakkos; the reverse is a quadripartite incuse square (ref: Bodenstedt 92).
about 310-290 BCE
5th century BCE
100 BCE to 150 CE
mid-5th century BCE
after 146 BCE
668-627 BCE
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