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Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg)
Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg)
Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.786E_37.787E_NegID_37.786E_GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.786E_37.787E_NegID_37.786E_GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_NegID_37.786E_GRPA_cropped_bw.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_NegID_37.786E_GRPA_cropped_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view3.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view3.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view2.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view2.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.770E_37.771E_37.772E_37.773E_37.774E_37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_37.778Ea-b_37.786E_37.787E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.770E_37.771E_37.772E_37.773E_37.774E_37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_37.778Ea-b_37.786E_37.787E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.786E_37.787E_NegID_37.786E_GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.786E_37.787E_NegID_37.786E_GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

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Ornate Earring with Lion's Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Greek
MEDIUM Gold
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES late 4th-3rd century B.C.E.
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.786E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Gold hooped earring; the hoop made from twisted wire, the terminal in the form of a lion.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Greek. Ornate Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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Greek. <em>Ornate Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Gold, 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.786E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.786E_view1.jpg)

TAGS

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Chased
earring
Earrings
Egypt
Egyptian
Engraved
Gold
Greek
Henry Abbott Collection
Ithaca
Jewelry
Late 4th-3rd century B.C.E.
Lion Heads
Loop
New york Historical Society Collection
Repousse
Sheet
Sheet Gold
wire

TAGS

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Chased
earring
Earrings
Egypt
Egyptian
Engraved
Gold
Greek
Henry Abbott Collection
Ithaca
Jewelry
Late 4th-3rd century B.C.E.
Lion Heads
Loop
New york Historical Society Collection
Repousse
Sheet
Sheet Gold
wire

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