Archaic II
Gold earring with cage and ball pendant
This type of earring originated in the Levant and was widely distributed. It is unclear whether these examples were made in Cyprus or imported. Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 699 - 500 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3182, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.3182, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 3182
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