Earring
1st Century (made)
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Pair of earrings with gold S-shaped hoops, each hung with a bronze pendant figure of Harpocrates. One is further strung with two small gold beads, the other with a glazed composition eye-bead.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Gold, hung with bronze |
Brief description | Pair of earrings, gold hung with bronze pendants, Egypt or Europe, Egypto-Roman, 1st century AD |
Physical description | Pair of earrings with gold S-shaped hoops, each hung with a bronze pendant figure of Harpocrates. One is further strung with two small gold beads, the other with a glazed composition eye-bead. |
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Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology |
Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. These earrings came from Italy and were found in the 19th century in a roman tomb in Cumae (Campania). |
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Accession number | 4817A&B-1901 |
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Record created | April 12, 2005 |
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