Pair of Lion Head Earrings
probably Tarentine
Hellenistic
Greek
4th century BCE
Gold
Overall: 3/4 × 11/16 × 3/8 in. (1.9 × 1.7 × 0.9 cm)
Overall: 11/16 × 11/16 × 3/8 in. (1.8 × 1.8 × 0.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jenifer Neils in honor of Katherine W. Hart
2004.2.35569
Geography
Place Made: Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Provenance
Leo Mildenberg, Bank Leu, Zurich, Switzerland; given to Jennifer Neils, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, December 1980; given to present collection, 2004.
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