Conical earrings
This earring is a variant of the type of hoops with pendants formed from inverted pyramids that is popular in the Roman Period. Here the pendant is an inverted cone and the hoop is made from corrugated sheet.
Pendants with inverted pyramids or cones seem to date to the 2nd century and later based on their appearance on panel paintings.
Pendants with inverted pyramids or cones seem to date to the 2nd century and later based on their appearance on panel paintings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Conical earrings
- Period: Roman Period
- Date: A.D. 2nd century or later
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: gold
- Dimensions: 1.1 x 3.5 to 3.7 cm (7/16 x 1 3/8 to 1 7/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
- Object Number: 10.130.1519a, b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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