Earrings with pendant in the form of a bunch of grapes

Late 3rd - early 2nd century BC

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Pair of gold earrings with wire hooks, concealed at the front by pressed gold vine leaves with filigreed edges, painted with green enamel; suspended below each leaf is a bunch of grapes composed of small red-purple vitreous paste beads and gold threads.

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Title: Earrings with pendant in the form of a bunch of grapes
Date Created: Late 3rd - early 2nd century BC
Location Created: Canosa (BAT), Tomba degli Ori, 1928
Physical Dimensions: 2.4-2.6 cm (height)
Medium: Gold, enamel and vitreous paste
Room: Room XII, showcase 21, 1.2

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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