Dolphin pendant

Roman Period

2nd–3rd century

Not on view

The dolphin motif is frequent in Hellenistic and Roman iconography. This hollow element has two loops on the underside at right angles to the direction of its body. It may have been part of a necklace of linked elements, a style that belongs in the later Roman Period.

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Title: Dolphin pendant
Period: Roman Period
Date: 2nd–3rd century
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H. 3.9 × W. 1 cm (1 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1520
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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