1991.75.52, Single bracelet with lions' heads, Greece, late 4th century B.C.E., silver, gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The lion-head bracelet has been considered a Near Eastern invention. The earliest known Greek example, found in a grave on the island of Rhodes, dates to ca. 600 BCE.
1991.75.74.2, Rectangular plaque, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Miniature sculptures, often of outstanding quality, played an important role in Hellenistic jewelry.
1991.75.58.a-b, Pair of earrings with female figures, Greece, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Hoop earrings comprising complete figures are extremely rare in ancient Greece.
1991.75.74.4, Mask of a young man, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Miniature sculptures like this played an important role in Hellenistic jewelry.
1991.75.74.3, Mask of Silenus, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Miniature sculptures like this played an important role in Hellenistic jewelry. This mask is decorated with repoussé and open in the back.
1991.75.84.a-b, Pair of ear pendants with Eros figures, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Human figures had been used continuously by Greek goldsmiths as a decorative motif since the 7th century BCE. These ear pendants with standing Erotes represent the latest stage of this development.