Earring with inscribed gemstone
4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGold and sardonyx
DimensionsLength (approx total): 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number66.318b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bank Leu & Co., Bahnhofstrasse 32, 8022 Zürich, Switzerland; June 1, 1966: purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co.
4th century A.D.
3rd century AD
3rd century A.D.
15th century A.D.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
1st–3rd century A.D.
early 1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
mid-1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.