Earring
34-1-2
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Cyprus
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 34-1-2 |
Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Cypriot |
Provenience | Cyprus |
Date Made | 499-400 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold |
Description | Earring with broken horn. Hollow. Ring type. Ring: fine wire twisted spirally around a core. End: head and neck of bull; chased details; on one, horn broken, other complete; eyes pierced once filled with glass paste or enamel; neck, collar of leaves with filigree outline. |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 2.6 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. William Boyce Thomson, 1934 |
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