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Earring with Dolphin Head Finial

A work made of gold, glass, sardonyx.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold, glass, sardonyx.

Date:

3rd-2nd century BCE

Artist:

Greek, Hellenistic

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Greek

Title

Earring with Dolphin Head Finial

Place

Ancient Greece (Artist's nationality:)

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300 BCE–101 BCE

Medium

Gold, glass, sardonyx

Dimensions

Diam.: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming

Reference Number

1894.484

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