Gold and copper alloy spiral earring with lion-griffin head terminal
Unknown
1st half of the 4th century BCE · Gold · Greek and Roman Art
The eyes and rosettes were originally inlaid with colored enamel, and the goldworking is of very high quality. The spirals themselves are made of copper alloy rods covered in thin gold sheet.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1st half of the 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Greek, Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
