Accession No
1923.869 A.1-2
Description
Pair of gold hoop earrings with goat's head terminals, behind which are alternating blue glass beads and rings of filigree gold. The hoop is wrapped with spiral gold wire. Hook fastened through a loop beneath the goat's chin.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; ?Cyprus
Period
?Iron Age ?3 Century AD
Source
Ransom Collection
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.869 A.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Gold
Local Term
Measurements
24mm x 26mm
Events
Context (Analysis)
?3 Century AD
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
(Bib): Myres, J.N.L. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1914. See pp. 391-392.
Event Date 1914
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1923.869 A-C: 'Two pairs and one single earring of gold. Circlet of twisted gold wire which tapers from an animal's head at the front end to a hooked point which passes through a loop below the animal's throat. The animal's are either bulls or goats. Single earring inset with a stone in animal's head. Larger pair of earrings include beads separated by gold disks. Smaller pair is plain gold.'
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pair of gold hoop earrings with goat's head terminals, behind which are alternating blue glass beads and rings of filigree gold. The hoop is wrapped with spiral gold wire. Hook fastened through a loop beneath the goat's chin.
Event Date 22/5/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:49858
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