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Source Description
The S-shaped ear wire has a convex shield in front, dotted with a granule and edged with two sets of two wires wound together. A corrugated tube and hollow ball form each pendant, the whole gold assemblage outlined with three twisted wires; a ring attachment at the top and granules below.
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Document identity
localId
13686
label
Earring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
13686
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Earring
description
The S-shaped ear wire has a convex shield in front, dotted with a granule and edged with two sets of two wires wound together. A corrugated tube and hollow ball form each pendant, the whole gold assemblage outlined with three twisted wires; a ring attachment at the top and granules below.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd-3rd century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
earrings (jewelry)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
gold
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6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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3d3c0e267a0b2ba5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2ab8b03599d86103
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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00a424ec1b442bbb
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no
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no