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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.662
Title
Earring
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
earring
Date
330-300 BCE
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290172

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diam: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.662
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Disk with raised rosette in center, filigree surface and raised beaded rim. Below, three chains on which are suspended a bunchof grapes, a statuette of Eros, and a female statuette. Two chains and pendants are missing.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 44, no. 407

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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