Pair of Lion Head Earrings

probably Tarentine
Hellenistic
Greek

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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

Course History

Classical Studies 12.02, Greek and Roman Engineering and Technology, Margaretha Kramer, Spring 2024

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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