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This earring is said to be from the ancient city of Olbia, long a colonial trading post of the ancient Greeks on the northern coast of the Black Sea. At the time these earrings were made, Olbia's local inhabitants—Greeks, Scythians, and Sarmatians—were flush with gold and silver received from the Romans in exchange for local goods, such as salt and grain.
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Title: Earring
Date: mid-1st century
Culture: Sarmatian
Medium: Gold, garnets, green glass
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 9/16 in. (4.5 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number: 22.50.7
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