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Circlet of twisted gold wire, which tapers from the animal's head at the front end to a hooked point which passes through a loop below its throat.
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Title: Gold earring with head of a goat
Period: Classical or Hellenistic
Date: 4th‒3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Other: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.3480
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