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For an example of this earring type, see Williams and Ogden, Greek Gold, p. 215, no. 148.
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CANOSAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA INCENSE BURNER
canosan, circa 3rd century b.c.
In the form of a woman's head, wearing large stippled earrings in the form of double lion heads, a thick fillet with ivy leaves and berries in her wavy hair, with tendrils of hair falling along the neck, behind the spiral necklace, the head perhaps originally surmounted by a calyx of leaves, with traces of polychromy throughout
8 in. (21 cm) high
canosan, circa 3rd century b.c.
In the form of a woman's head, wearing large stippled earrings in the form of double lion heads, a thick fillet with ivy leaves and berries in her wavy hair, with tendrils of hair falling along the neck, behind the spiral necklace, the head perhaps originally surmounted by a calyx of leaves, with traces of polychromy throughout
8 in. (21 cm) high