Lynx Earring

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This piece is decorated with repoussè with chasing, filigree, and granulation.

Exhibitions

From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance Mathias Komar, New York; Cynthia and Lee Alderice [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1982, by gift.

Credit Gift of Cynthia and Lee Alderice, 1982

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2nd century BC (Hellenistic)

gold, banded agate, emerald
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

57.2073

15/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in. (2.4 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm)