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Source Description
This earring is made of a simple gold loop with gold, agate, and feldspar beads strung on it. One of the gold beads is in the shape of a dolphin’s upper body with a small ball in its mouth. Earrings were extremely popular throughout the ancient Mediterranean, often decorated with animal heads like dolphins, bulls, and goats.
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Document identity
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95589
label
Earring
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
95589
contentType
object
title
Earring
description
This earring is made of a simple gold loop with gold, agate, and feldspar beads strung on it. One of the gold beads is in the shape of a dolphin’s upper body with a small ball in its mouth. Earrings were extremely popular throughout the ancient Mediterranean, often decorated with animal heads like dolphins, bulls, and goats.
date
500–400 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778740
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Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
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Cyprus
accession
1916.131
Source extras
tec
gold and agate
tombstone
Earring, 500–400 BCE. Cyprus. Gold and agate; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.131
collection
GR - Cypriot
didYouKnow
The use of agate in jewelry dates to the Indus Valley Civilization, between 3300 and 1300 BCE.
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:07:59.239000
sourceId
95589
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Cypriot
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gold and agate
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1
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0
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photo
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