Earring with a dove standing on an altar
150–100 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGold, garnet, and glass paste
DimensionsLength: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number68.5b
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Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Mathias Komor, 19 East 71st Street, New York 21; purchased by MFA from Mathias Komor, January 10, 1968
5th century A.D., incorporating a cameo of the 1st-2nd centuries A.D.
150–100 B.C.
Early 2nd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
1st century B.C.
2nd to early 1st century B.C.
2nd–early 1st century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.