JewelryRoman1st-3rd century CE
Gold Earring
1st-3rd century
Description
Gold wire hoop earring with a convex disk near the loop attachment; it is enhanced by a twisted gold wire pendant with an irregular amethyst decahedron terminal.
Dimensions
H: 2.4 x W: 1 x TH: 0.3 cm (15/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1943/46-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel.
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