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.
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.
1991.75.74.4, 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.
1991.75.58.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.
1991.75.74.2, 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.
1991.75.43, 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
1991.75.44, 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
1991.75.45, 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
1991.75.46, 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