JewelryGreek4th century BCE
"Sappho" Earring
4th century BCE
Description
Earring. Rosette with garnet in center supports four chains which attach to platform containing small female playing lyre among trefoil leaves. At corners of platform, four volutes suspend ribbed ball pendants. Beneath platform, five balls and finial.
Dimensions
actual: 7.8 x 2.1 cm (3 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Reportedly from a hoard found near Halmyros (ancient Halos), Greece, 1929 [1]. David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD (by 1953), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960. [1] Robinson, D.M. 1953. "Unpublished Greek Gold Jewelry and Gems." American Journal of Archaeology 57 (1):5-19.
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