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Source Description
The lion-griffin head is worked in repoussé in two halves, left and right and chased; ears, teeth and crest were separately made and applied. Two holes remain where the griffin horns once were.Probably contemporary with the lion head hoop (Walters 57.1665), the lion-griffin head hoop introduces an Achaemenid motif into the Hellenistic repertory. This type is less widespread than the lion head hoop.
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Document identity
localId
29497
label
Earring with Lion-Griffin Head
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object
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Source metadata
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29497
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object
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normalized
title
Earring with Lion-Griffin Head
description
The lion-griffin head is worked in repoussé in two halves, left and right and chased; ears, teeth and crest were separately made and applied. Two holes remain where the griffin horns once were.Probably contemporary with the lion head hoop (Walters 57.1665), the lion-griffin head hoop introduces an Achaemenid motif into the Hellenistic repertory. This type is less widespread than the lion head hoop.
provenance
Henry Walters, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, December 2, 1943, lot 524; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by purchase.
date
4th-3rd century BC (Late Classical-Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
earrings (jewelry)
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.8
height
2.3
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 1/2 in. (2.8 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm)
Source extras
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Greek
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gold
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6256
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JWL
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2513
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2a178014b1536fc3
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no
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2
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photo
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