Gold spiral earring with lion-griffin terminal
Unknown
ca. 400–350 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
- ca. 400–350 BCE
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Greek, Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
