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Source Description
Each of these earrings is formed from a simple hoop that ends in a hook-and-loop closure. An oval garnet is fixed below the loop on each earring; one earring has a much larger garnet, and a small ball affixed above the setting. The lower portion of each earring is decorated with two parallel rows of granules.
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Document identity
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152309
label
Earrings
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
152309
contentType
object
title
Earrings
description
Each of these earrings is formed from a simple hoop that ends in a hook-and-loop closure. An oval garnet is fixed below the loop on each earring; one earring has a much larger garnet, and a small ball affixed above the setting. The lower portion of each earring is decorated with two parallel rows of granules.
date
100 BCE–100 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60760705
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); Overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
cul
Syria, Roman
accession
1985.174
Source extras
tec
gold and garnet
tombstone
Earrings, 100 BCE–100 CE. Syria, Roman. Gold and garnet; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Frederick D. Brodkey, 1985.174
collection
GR - Roman
didYouKnow
These two earrings are nearly identical; one lacks a gold bead above the garnet.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 2 (1986): 26–71.
page_number
P. 62, no. 4.
creditline
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Frederick D. Brodkey
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2026-05-29 07:52:15.907000
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152309
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Roman
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gold and garnet
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1
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0
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photo
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