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Title
Earring
Dating
2nd century C.E.
Accession Number
1856,0909.72
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 centimetres
Width: 2 centimetres
Culture
Parȿaw (Parthian)
Collection
British Museum
Materials
Gold
Object Type
Jewelry
"Gold ear-ring; consists of a small gold ring from which hangs an oval garnet in a gold setting; to this is attached a rectangular gold plate, from which are suspended three gold settings, the outer pair filled with garnets and that in the centre with a turquoise; semi-elliptical gold-pendants, hollow and open at the bottom, hang from the egg-shaped pendants."
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Copyright Status
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © The Trustees of the British Museum
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