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Ring-shaped earrings with pendants

Unknown400 - 300 BCE

National Museum of the History of Ukraine

National Museum of the History of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine

Ring-shaped earrings complete with gold, glass and clay beads was found in a looted burial of a woman. The earring is made of square wire, the ends meet not closed. Three pendants are strung on the ring. They are made of an aquamarine. Their shape is parallelepiped. They are set in a gold pyramid frames. A cylindrical "cap" with a wire loop is soldered on top of each.

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  • Title: Ring-shaped earrings with pendants
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 400 - 300 BCE
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: h 49 mm; кільце: d 28 mm
  • Type: Jewelry
  • Rights: National Museum of the History of Ukraine
  • Medium: Gold, aquamarine, forging, molding, polishing
  • Place found: Kyiv Region, Ukraine
  • Period: Early Iron Age
  • Culture: The Scythians
National Museum of the History of Ukraine

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