GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Hoop earrings are perhaps less spectacular than a bauletto earrings (1991.75.13.a-b) or ear studs (1991.75.20), but they had a long life in Etruria. These very small earrings consist of plain hoops with open ends. The inside of each is flat; the outside slightly curved. One end terminates in a lion's head; the other is semicircular.
The repoussé work of the lions' heads and manes suggests that these earrings may have originated in the same workshop as three late Archaic lion rings in the Dallas Museum of Art's collection (1991.75.26, 1991.75.25, 1991.75.24).
Adapted from
Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 36; 126.
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Until 1991: probably Collection of Dr. Athos Moretti, Switzerland (presented by Robert Haber, New York) [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
[1] based on existing provenance entry in TMS
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- Jewelry was far more than merely ornament to the Etruscans; it was often close to being a magic charm or amulet and implied the protection of the gods.
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General Description
Hoop earrings are perhaps less spectacular than a bauletto earrings (1991.75.13.a-b) or ear studs (1991.75.20), but they had a long life in Etruria. These very small earrings consist of plain hoops with open ends. The inside of each is flat; the outside slightly curved. One end terminates in a lion's head; the other is semicircular.
The repoussé work of the lions' heads and manes suggests that these earrings may have originated in the same workshop as three late Archaic lion rings in the Dallas Museum of Art's collection (1991.75.26, 1991.75.25, 1991.75.24).
Adapted from
Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 36; 126.
Fun Facts
- Jewelry was far more than merely ornament to the Etruscans; it was often close to being a magic charm or amulet and implied the protection of the gods.
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Notes
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- updated provenance and geo x refs
- publication entered as a text entry
Catalogue essays
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Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1991: probably Collection of Dr. Athos Moretti, Switzerland (presented by Robert Haber, New York) [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
[1] based on existing provenance entry in TMS
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