Hoop earring with a lion head
3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Place of ManufactureTaranto, Apulia, Italy
Medium/TechniqueGold, glass (paste)
DimensionsOverall: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Overall: 4.25 gm (0.01 lb.)
Overall: 4.25 gm (0.01 lb.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number01.8161
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Sicily.); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
150–100 B.C.
3rd century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
about 250–160 B.C.
about 250–160 B.C.
late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.
early 6th to early 7th century
150–100 B.C.
5th century A.D., incorporating a cameo of the 1st-2nd centuries A.D.
Early 2nd century B.C.
7th century B.C.