JewelryRoman1st-3rd century CE
Two Gold Earrings
1st-3rd Century
Description
Pair of gold hoop earrings; one end is an oblate sphere, above which are a series of indentations.
Dimensions
1.2 cm (1/2 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.
Related Artworks
View MoreJewelry
Coil Bracelet with Thickened Terminations
Unknown Artist, 10th-8th century BCE
Bronze
1st millennium BCEItalicJewelry
Coiled Band with Interlocked Ring
Unknown Artist, 9th-8th century BCE
Copper alloy
9th-8th century BCEItalicJewelry
Small Openwork Belt Ornament
Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th century CE
Copper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarJewelry
Gold Fillet with Gods
Unknown Artist, 500-200 BCE
Hammered Gold
4th-3rd century BCEGreekJewelry
Serpentine Fibula
Unknown Artist, mid 8th century BCE
Copper alloy
8th century BCEItalicJewelry
Duck-Headed Pin
Unknown Artist, mid 13th-8th century BCE
Bronze
1st millennium BCEIranianJewelry
3 large blue beads and many tiny turquoise-colored beads
Unknown Artist
Jewelry
Small Openwork Belt Ornament
Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th century CE
Copper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarJewelry
JADE-RING
Unknown Artist
Stone
Jewelry
Small Belt Ornament
Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th century CE
Copper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarJewelry
Coil Bracelet
Unknown Artist, 8th century BCE
Bronze
8th century BCEGreekJewelry
Fragment of a Pin Shaft
Unknown Artist, late 7th-6th century BCE
Copper alloy
7th-6th century BCEGreek