Gold earring with cage and ball pendant - image 1

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)

Date

699 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.3182

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.