Pair of gold earrings with colored beads

Greek

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 163

These earrings are a variation of the disk and pendant type that began in the sixth century B.C. and enjoyed popularity throughout the Greek world during the Hellenistic period. Here the disk has been modified into a pediment shape, and the pendants are in the form of female heads.

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