Gold earring with head of a bull
Unknown
ca. 1400–1050 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. This earring is a Cypriot creation, an ornament in the form of a bull's head.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1400–1050 BCE
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
