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Pair of Earrings with Eros
late 4th-early 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
This pair of earrings is decorated with filigree.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
57.1498: 2 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (5.75 x 1.85 x 0.7 cm);
57.1499: 2 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (5.8 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
VO.80 (57.1498, 57.1499)