clasp
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739
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description:
Ind. no. 107: Tripartite clasp consisting of two discs, each with a central boss, and an oval element in the middle. At each end, there is a cast two-headed eagle attached with a hinge joint. The clasp is set with stones and further decorated with applied elements: filigree motifs, small lozenges and granules. Partial gilding is discernable. This is a small chest clasp that formed part of the Karagouna costume, and was imported to Cyprus. Among other examples of the same type, there is an identical specimen in the Museum of Greek Folk Art in Athens (Kaplani 1997, 119, no. 4167) and another in the Ethnographical Historical Museum of Larissa (Ethnographical Historical Museum of Larissa 1996, 48, no. 87).
Dimensions: Total length 20.5 cm. Diameter of the discs: 5.3 cm. Height of the central part: 5 cm.
Bibliography:
E. Ριζoπoύλoυ-Ηγoυμεvίδoυ, Η Εθνογραφική Συλλογή του Ομίλου Λαϊκής, Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο Ομίλου Λαϊκής, Λευκωσία 2006, 288 σελίδες.