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Earring

4th century BC-3rd century BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Greece (made)

Earring, gold, decorated with filigree.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Earring
Materials and techniques
Gold, filigree
Brief description
Earring, gold, decorated with filigree, Greece, 4th-3rd century BC
Physical description
Earring, gold, decorated with filigree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.6cm
  • Width: 1.9cm
  • Depth: 0.3cm
Style
Hellenistic
Object history
Webb Collection
Subject depicted
Filigree
Associated object
1006-1873 (Set)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
8794-1863

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Record createdApril 20, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111391/earring-unknown/
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