Gold and banded agate earring
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
- Title: Gold and banded agate earring
- Period: Mid-Imperial
- Date: 2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Gold, banded agate
- Dimensions: Other: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.3937
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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