
Classical
Earring or spiral
Worn in the upper lobe of the ear. Diameter: 11/16 x 3/16 x 5/8 in. (1.7 x 0.5 x 1.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 500 - 401 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3344, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.3344, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 3344
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