1991.75.49.a-b, Pair of spiral earrings with rams' heads, Greece, second half of 5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
One of the most popular types of Archaic Greek ear ornaments, known from pictorial representations as well as from actual finds, is exempli
1991.75.40, Single spiral earring, Greece, 6th-5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
One of the most popular types of Archaic Greek ear ornaments, known from pictorial representations as well as from actual finds, is exemplified here by a single ear spiral.
1991.75.85.A-B, Pair of earrings with dolphins, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold, agate
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Toward the end of the 4th century BCE, new shapes and materials were introduced to Greek jewelry.
1991.75.87.a-b, Pair of ear pendants, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
These Hellenistic Greek earrings are each composed of a large pendant hooked to a small disk. A rosette-shaped design, rendered in filigree and granulation, decorates the disk.
1991.75.46, Necklace, Greece, 6th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Very little Archaic Greek jewelry has survived from antiquity, although the large variety of diadems, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in vase painting and
1991.75.45, Necklace, Greece, 6th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Very little Archaic Greek jewelry has survived from antiquity, although the large variety of diadems, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in vase painting and
1991.75.44, Necklace, Greece, 6th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Very little Archaic Greek jewelry has survived from antiquity, although the large variety of diadems, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in
1991.75.43, Necklace, Greece, 6th-5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Very little Archaic Greek jewelry has survived from antiquity, although the large variety of diadems, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in
1991.75.14.a-b, Pair of a bauletto earrings with sphinx, Etruria, 6th-early 5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A baule or