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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.249.A-B
Title
Pair of Gold Earrings with Rams' Heads
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
earring
Date
7th-6th century BCE
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291266

Physical Descriptions

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. George Richmond Fearing in memory her mother Mrs. Alexander Cochrane
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.249.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 31.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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