Set of jewelry

Unknown

early 5th century BCE · Gold, glass, rock crystal, agate, carnelian · Greek and Roman Art

The tomb group represents one of the richest and most impressive sets of Etruscan jewelry ever found. It comprises a splendid gold and glass pendant necklace, a pair of gold and rock-crystal disk earrings, a gold dress fastener (fibula) decorated with a sphinx, a pair of plain gold fibulae, a gold dress pin, and five finger rings. Two of the rings have engraved scarabs that revolve on a swivel bezel; one is decorated with embossed satyr heads, and the other two have decorated gold bezels.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 5th century BCE

Medium

Gold, glass, rock crystal, agate, carnelian

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940