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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.103.A-B
Title
Pair of Lion-Headed Earrings
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
earring
Date
c. 300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/4866

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
2.4 cm (15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
This pair of earrings has been a part of the Mildenberg Collection for a number of years.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Roy W. Lennox, David N. Silich, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.103.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Twisted gold wire formed into a hoop with a hollow embossed lion head terminal and tapered end.

Publication History

  • A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, auct. cat. (2004), p. 94-95

Exhibition History

  • Hellenistic Art: Objects from an Expanded World, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/03/2006 - 07/29/2007

Verification Level

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