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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."

Image Source

Copyright Status

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © The Trustees of the British Museum

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