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Earrings

Datelate 4th century B.C.
Maker Greek
Object number60.26
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, November 3, 2012 - December 8, 2013 Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Jewelry of the Ancient World, 1969 San Francisco, California, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Jewelry of the Ancient Mediterranean, 1969 - 1970Published ReferencesBliquez, Lawrence J. Classical Vases and Containers in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, illus. p. 27
Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection
Dimensions1 x 1 x 5/8 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm)
MediumGold
Ibex Head Earrings
Greek
ca. 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 60.92
Lion heads earring
Greek
late 4th century B.C.-early 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 60.128
Byzantine
6th-7th century
Object number: 61.23
Byzantine
4th-7th century
Object number: 62.55
Eros Hoop Earrings
ca. 2nd century B.C.
Object number: 63.120
Bird earring
Greek
4th-3rd century B.C.
Object number: 55.203
Head ornament and earrings
Object number: 81.17.989
Hoop earring
Iranian
ca. 500-300 BCE or later
Object number: 70.84.1
Hoop earring
Iranian
6th–4th century BCE or later
Object number: 70.84.2