Spiral earring with rosette ends
Date475-310 BCE
PeriodClassical
Object GeographyCyprus
Geography NotesSaid to be from Kourion, Cyprus
MediumGold over lead and zinc core with slaked lime paste
DimensionsDIAMETER: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2306.b
Sculpted figures of both men and women in the Archaic period are often shown wearing pairs of thick spiral earrings with two to four twists. These ornaments would pass through one to three piercings in the ear. Their shape resembles this gold-covered example, which was likely found in a tomb.
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450-400 BC
second quarter of the 6th c. BCE
early 20th century
early 20th century
2100-1950 BCE
