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Earring
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Earring
- Place of origin:
Italy (south, possibly, made)
Sicily, Italy (possibly, made) - Date:
200 BC-100 BC (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gold
- Museum number:
251-1891
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 2, shelf C, box 13
Physical description
Disc earring with Eros pendant, gold, with chain and granulation and filigree
Place of Origin
Italy (south, possibly, made)
Sicily, Italy (possibly, made)
Date
200 BC-100 BC (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Gold
Dimensions
Height: 3.7 cm, Width: 1.1 cm, Depth: 0.8 cm
Descriptive line
Disc earring with Eros pendant, Southern Italy or Sicily (Magna Graecia), about 200-100 BC; gold, with chain and granulation and filigree
Production Note
Southern Italy or Sicily (Magna Graecia)
Materials
Gold
Techniques
Filigree; Granulation
Subjects depicted
Putti; Mythology; Eros
Categories
Jewellery
Collection code
MET
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