Earring

MS3348

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS3348
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture South Italian
Provenience Italy
Manufacture Location Tarentum (uncertain)
Period Hellenistic Period
Date Made 350-250 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold
Description

The main finial is hollow with a hook for catching the ear pin in the mouth. Mane is a double ring. Elaborate neck has two sections, one is three vine leaves in filigree encircled by two bands of spool wire, the second is a pointed vine leaf pattern formed by filigree. The hoop is made of several strands of double rope wire twisted into a spiral ending in a small poorly modeled lion head finial with a plain neck. Pin is broken away. Main finial battered and pressed in. Lion head would be upside down when worn.

Height 2.1 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896
Other Number 11 - Other Number

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