Earring
200 BC-100 BC (made)
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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.
Here the gold dove is coloured with enamel and a garnet. Colour became an important aspect of Greek jewellery by the Hellenistic period (323-27 BC).
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.
Here the gold dove is coloured with enamel and a garnet. Colour became an important aspect of Greek jewellery by the Hellenistic period (323-27 BC).
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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, with filigree, enamel and garnet |
| Brief description | Pair of earrings, gold set with garnets hung with doves decorated with filigree and enamel, Greece, 200-100 BC. |
| Physical description | Pair of earrings, gold set with garnets hung with doves decorated with filigree and enamel. |
| Style | |
| Production | Found on the island of Milos, Aegean Sea |
| 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. Here the gold dove is coloured with enamel and a garnet. Colour became an important aspect of Greek jewellery by the Hellenistic period (323-27 BC). 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7&A-1874 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2005 |
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