Classical
Gold crescent-shaped earring
The crescent-shaped earring is very long-lived in Cyprus and, as yet, impossible to date securely. Most examples are probably Roman. Other: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Date
- 499 BC - 99 AD
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3903, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.3903, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 3903
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