Earring
Earring

Currently not on view

Earring,

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

Greek, Tarentine
Hellenistic
y1992-10

Information

Title
Earring
Dates

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
disk: h. 5.0 cm, diam. 1.9 cm (1 15/16 x 3/4 in.) pendant: h. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
y1992-10
Place Made

Europe, Taranto, Apulia

Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic, South Italian
Type
earrings, ornament
Materials
gold
Techniques
repoussé
Subject
pyramids (geometric figures), lotus, rosettes, rinceaux, lions

Purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., New York, in 1992.

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