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Because silver corrodes easily, any kind of object in this metal is far less likely to survive from antiquity than something made of gold. However fragmentary, this piece provides an equivalent in silver for a type of earring well attested in gold.
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Title: Silver cage and ball pendant from an earring
Period: Archaic
Date: 7th–6th century BCE
Culture: Phoenician
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Other: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1895
Object Number: 95.15.320
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