Earring

MS3345C

Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS3345C
Current Location Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy
Date Made 599-500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold
Description

Earring (of "a baule" type). Cylindrical, a section open. The decoration of the exterior is divided into 2 sections: a panel witha central boss and a boss in each of the 4 corners; a panel with 3 low horizontal ridges with plain bands between them. A very thin pin extends across the opening in the center.

Height 1 cm
Outside Diameter 1.3 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896
Other Number 8 - Other Number

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