Earring
Object Number:
34-1-1
Current Location:
Greece Gallery
Culture:
Cypriote
Provenience:
Cyprus
Date Made:
425-400 BC
Early Date:
-425
Late Date:
-400
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Gold
Description:
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.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Boyce Thomson
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994)
Bibliography:
[Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 119
[Book] White, Donald, et al. 1995. The Ancient Greek World:The Rodney S. Young Gallery. : Page/Fig./Plate: A11
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