Gold boat-shaped earring
Unknown
ca. 1200–1050 BCE · Gold · Greek and Roman Art
Most of the raw materials for Cypriot jewelry came from the East. Gold became plentiful in the Late Bronze Age, when Syria and Egypt were the primary sources. Types of jewerly include the boat-shaped earring, inspired by Near Eastern imports and types of Cypriot creation, such as the ornaments in the form of bulls' heads.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1200–1050 BCE
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
