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Source Description
Hoop earrings, worn in pairs, with animal-head finials were popular during the Hellenistic period. This lion-headed example represents the common type, which appeared in many different sizes. To create the body of the hoop, very thin wire is wound around a tapering core of gold. The earring is fastened by hooking the thin end of the hoop through a hoop in the lion's mouth.
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Document identity
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28412
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Greek Hoop Earring with Lion Head
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28412
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title
Greek Hoop Earring with Lion Head
description
Hoop earrings, worn in pairs, with animal-head finials were popular during the Hellenistic period. This lion-headed example represents the common type, which appeared in many different sizes. To create the body of the hoop, very thin wire is wound around a tapering core of gold. The earring is fastened by hooking the thin end of the hoop through a hoop in the lion's mouth.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5132]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
4th-3rd century BC (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
earrings (jewelry)
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1
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1
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import
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13/16 in. (2.1 cm) (l.)
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Greek
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gold
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6256
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GRC
JWL
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1954
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2227
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photo
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