Earring
200 BC-100 BC (made)
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| Place of origin |
A feature of Greek jewellery is the use of gold, solid or of hammered sheet metal, to form sculptural motifs with intricate geometric and floral ornaments. The jewels mainly worn by women to attract the opposite sex included Aphrodite, the goddess of love, Eros or symbolic animals like her attribute, the dove.
This type of earring with a dove is common at the end of the Hellenistic period and can still be found during the Roman times.
This earring is made of solid gold which could indicate it was produced in the North pontic area.
This type of earring with a dove is common at the end of the Hellenistic period and can still be found during the Roman times.
This earring is made of solid gold which could indicate it was produced in the North pontic area.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold, with filigree decoration |
| Brief description | Earring, gold with filigree decoration and dove pendant, Greece, possibly North Sea area, 200-100 BC |
| Physical description | Earring, gold with filigree decoration and dove pendant. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss M. F. T. Ready |
| Production | Possibly from the Black Sea area |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | A feature of Greek jewellery is the use of gold, solid or of hammered sheet metal, to form sculptural motifs with intricate geometric and floral ornaments. The jewels mainly worn by women to attract the opposite sex included Aphrodite, the goddess of love, Eros or symbolic animals like her attribute, the dove. This type of earring with a dove is common at the end of the Hellenistic period and can still be found during the Roman times. This earring is made of solid gold which could indicate it was produced in the North pontic area. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.20-1959 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2005 |
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