A PAIR OF NEAR EASTERN GOLD EARRINGS
A PAIR OF NEAR EASTERN GOLD EARRINGS

SUMERIAN OR ELAMITE, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A PAIR OF NEAR EASTERN GOLD EARRINGS
Sumerian or Elamite, Circa 3rd Millennium B.C.
Each made from a tapering wire formed into a loop, one end hammered into a funnel, the other end with a small hook which passes through a perforation at the rim of the funnel
1¾ in. (4.4 cm) wide (2)
Provenance
Crescent Gallery, Tokyo
Literature
For similar earrings, see no. 138 in Deppert-Lippitz, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World & Ancient Coins.

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