Earring or spiral, Classical Cypriot jewelry
Earring or spiral, Classical Cypriot, c. 500–401 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.3345.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Earring or spiral

Worn in the upper lobe of the ear. Diameter: 3/4 x 3/16 x 9/16 in. (1.9 x 0.5 x 1.5 cm)

Classification

Object type
Jewellery
Date
500 - 401 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.3345, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
Myres 1914, no. 3345

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