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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.
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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
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