Boat-shaped earring
Date6th - 5th century BCE
Periodlate Archaic to early Classical
CultureCypriot
MediumSilver with terracotta core
ClassificationMetalwork
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874–1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), April 20, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.3326
Boat-shaped earrings first appear in the Late Bronze Age of Cyprus and continued to be popular in later years. This example has a terracotta core, which may suggest that it was made for burial rather than as jewelry worn in life.
On View
Not on viewWeight: .0027 pound (1.23 gm)
Height: 9/16 in. (1.38 cm)
Width: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)
Thickness: 5/16 in. (0.81 cm)
Pendant
Height: 3/8 in. (0.92 cm)
Posts
Diameter: 1/8 in. (0.35 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
n/a
Inclusions
n/a
475-310 BCE
475–310 BCE
1650-1050 BCE
650-475 BCE
650-475 BCE
late 6th–5th century BCE
4th–3rd century BCE
4th–3rd century BCE
3rd century BCE–1st century CE