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3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A Hellenistic gold Eros earring
3rd-1st Century B.C.
The naked winged figure holding a phiale in his left hand and a short knobbed staff in his right; a pair of bull-headed hoop earrings; a pair of twisted gold hoop earrings with hardstone ibex heads; a goat-headed earring, the twisted hoop threaded with a gold sphere and beryl bead; a similar lynx-headed earring; another large lynx-headed earring with cabochon garnet; a large bull-headed earring (damaged); and two other earrings, all 3rd-1st Century B.C.
1½in. (4cm.) to 5/8in. (1.6cm.) long (11)
3rd-1st Century B.C.
The naked winged figure holding a phiale in his left hand and a short knobbed staff in his right; a pair of bull-headed hoop earrings; a pair of twisted gold hoop earrings with hardstone ibex heads; a goat-headed earring, the twisted hoop threaded with a gold sphere and beryl bead; a similar lynx-headed earring; another large lynx-headed earring with cabochon garnet; a large bull-headed earring (damaged); and two other earrings, all 3rd-1st Century B.C.
1½in. (4cm.) to 5/8in. (1.6cm.) long (11)