Gold earring with agate bead

late 1st century BCE–2nd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Delta-shaped earrings have the free end of the hook-and-eye fastening prolonged beyond the eye into a long free hook with an agate bead in front of the fastening.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gold earring with agate bead
  • Period: Late Republican–Early Imperial
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–2nd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Gold, agate
  • Dimensions: Other: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
  • Classification: Gold and Silver
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.3936
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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Gold earring with agate bead - Roman - Late Republican–Early Imperial - The Metropolitan Museum of Art