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Hollow gold earrings with a tubular element, covered with an elaborate floral ornament in repoussé. The pendant rings enclose tiny vases that may have contained perfume. This is the finest pair of Etruscan gold earrings with pendant rings in the Museum's collection.
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Title: Gold earrings with pendant vase and ring
Period: Classical
Date: 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Gold
Dimensions:
Other (95.15.180): 2 9/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (64.6 × 8.9 × 10.2 × 37.6 mm, 10.15g)
Diameter (interior): 7/8 in. (22.8 mm)
Other (bead element): 9/16 in. (14 mm)
Other (loop element): 1 in. (25.3 mm)
Other (pendent element): 9/16 × 7/16 in. (14.5 × 11.7 mm)
Other (95.15.181): 2 1/2 × 3/8 × 3/8 × 1 7/16 in. (63.7 × 9.9 × 9.3 × 36.3 mm, 10.42g)
Diameter (interior): 7/8 in. (22.1 mm)
Other (bead element): 1/2 in. (12.9 mm)
Other (loop element): 15/16 in. (23.7 mm)
Other (pendent element): 9/16 × 7/16 in. (14.4 × 11.9 mm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1895
Object Number: 95.15.180, .181
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