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Hoop Earring with Antelope-head Finial
Unknown220 - 100 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Circular gold hoop earrings with a terminal in the shape of an antelope head. Each hoop is comprised of a length of cable around which wire was coiled. The antelope's eyes may once have been inlaid.
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Details
- Title: Hoop Earring with Antelope-head Finial
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: 220 - 100 B.C.
- Location Created: Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gold
- Object Type: Earring
- Number: 92.AM.8.3.2
- Culture: Greek
- Classification: Jewelry
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