Armento

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Armento
Comune
Comune di Armento
Location of Armento
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Coordinates: 40°18′N 16°4′E / 40.300°N 16.067°E / 40.300; 16.067
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Area [1]
• Total	58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Population  (31 December 2006)[2]
• Total	721
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Demonym	Armentesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85010
Dialing code	0971
Patron saint	Madonna della Stella
Website	Official website

Armento (Lucano: Arëmient) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The Armento Rider was found in the vicinity of Armento and is now in the British Museum.^[3] The Kritonios Crown, a 4th-century BC gold wreath representing a crown of convolvulus, narcissus, ivy, roses, and myrtle was found there in the 19th century and is now in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen.