c. 300 BCE
Twisted gold wire formed into a hoop with a hollow embossed lion head terminal and tapered end.
2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
This pair of earrings has been a part of the Mildenberg Collection for a number of years.
Glass with wire
19th centuryBritishCobalt-blue glass stem and gold finial
5th-1st century BCEChineseOpaque glass: white base layer with blue, white, and dark brown layers.
Copper alloy
2nd-6th centuryRomanElectrotype of gold; intaglio
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLeaded bronze
8th-4th century BCENear EasternBronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianBronze
9th-8th century BCEGreekCopper alloy
8th century BCEItalicGold
2nd century BCEGreekCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvarCopper alloy
7th-8th centuryAvar