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Pair of Spiral-Form Earringslate 8th or early 7th century B.C.

Not on view
Four gold disk-shaped earrings with filigree wire decoration and hook fittings, arranged on a white surface, photographed from above
Gold pendant with circular disc decorated in granulation technique, featuring a central cross motif radiating to a geometric border, with a curved suspension loop at upper left.
Gold pendant with a circular disc face decorated with granulation work forming a cross and concentric geometric patterns, with a curved suspension loop at upper right, also detailed with granulation.

Unknown, Pair of Spiral-Form Earrings, late 8th or early 7th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Harvey S. Mudd, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pair of Spiral-Form Earrings
Place Made
Greece, possibly Attica
Date Made
late 8th or early 7th century B.C.
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey S. Mudd
Accession Number
M.47.6.8a-b
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Lapatin, Kenneth. Luxus: the Sumptuous Arts of Greece and Rome. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust, 2015.