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Source Description
The wire hoop has a beaded, tear-drop shield set with a conical garnet. The "vase" or "lantern" shaped pendant is made of two hollow hemispheres slipped over a cylindrical core and kept apart by nine struts of twisted wire. Granules dot the sheet gold and "handles" ornament the tube below the ring attachment.
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Document identity
localId
31643
label
Earring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
31643
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Earring
description
The wire hoop has a beaded, tear-drop shield set with a conical garnet. The "vase" or "lantern" shaped pendant is made of two hollow hemispheres slipped over a cylindrical core and kept apart by nine struts of twisted wire. Granules dot the sheet gold and "handles" ornament the tube below the ring attachment.
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 5/16 in. (3.33 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
RelatedObjects
28020
med
gold, garnet
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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bc0315624dcc5f84
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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96fd340b79c17763
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no
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no