Earring, spiral with lion's head

Earring, spiral with lion's head

Description:

Ending in a lion's head and a rosette.


Diameter: 11/16 x 1/4 x 5/8 in. (1.8 x 0.6 x 1.6 cm)

Period:

Classical

Date:

500 - 401 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3360, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 386, p. 239, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.3360