Earring
400 BC-300 BC (made)
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Pair of child's earrings of embossed and chased sheet gold. Each earring terminates in a lion's head motif.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sheet gold, embossed and chased |
| Brief description | Pair of child's earrings, embossed and chased sheet gold, terminating in a lion's head, Ancient Greece, about 400-300 BC |
| Physical description | Pair of child's earrings of embossed and chased sheet gold. Each earring terminates in a lion's head motif. |
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| Object history | Webb Collection |
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| Accession number | 8739&A-1863 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2005 |
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