
Archaic II
Electrum earring with lobes and rosettes
Other: 5/8 x 5/16 x 11/16 in. (1.5 x 0.8 x 1.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Motif
- Rosette
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 599 - 500 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3248, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Alexander, Christine. 1928. Jewelry: The Art of the Goldsmith in Classical Times as Illustrated in the Museum Collection. p. 29, fig. 50, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.3248, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 3248
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