Silver cage and ball pendant from an earring
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.
Artwork Details
- 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
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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