Pair of Earrings with Cow Heads

5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical) 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) (diam.) Citation Source image

Besides the common loop earrings with lion heads, Greek artisans developed a large variety of earrings. Simple versions combine a disc with a pyramidal or vase-shaped pendants; more elaborate earrings feature figural pendants with animals, hybrid creatures such as sphinxes and...

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77443
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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