Earring
about 1870
Object PlaceRoman
Medium/TechniqueMicromosaic of glass tesserae; gold
DimensionsOverall: 5.1 x 1.9 cm (2 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Louise Williams French
Accession number15.234
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1883, bought in Rome by Caroline Louisa Williams French (b. 1833 - d. 1914), Boston; 1915, bequest of Caroline L. W. French to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 6, 1915)
3rd century A.D.
6th century A.D.
late 2nd–mid-3rd century