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)
Date
499 BC - 99 AD
Accession No.
74.51.3903
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.