Ear Disk Stud
Unknown525–500 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
One of a pair of disk earrings, the disk is formed of a circular gold sheet, the outer surface of which has a central rosette with three radiate leaves alternating with three lion heads in repoussé; a concentric band of bead is surrounded by two bands of 22 and 28 fleurettes respectively. Between the final band and the disk edge is a serpentine gold ribbon and strip of beaded wire.
Originally an East Greek type, striking disk earrings were a fashionable female accessory for several centuries. Complex patterns were made with filigree and granulation, techniques of applying fine wires and miniscule gold granules to create intricate designs.
- Title: Ear Disk Stud
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 525–500 B.C.
- Location Created: Etruria
- Physical Dimensions: 4.2 × 2 cm (1 5/8 × 13/16 in.)
- Type: Earring
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gold
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.AM.2.2.2
- Culture: Etruscan
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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