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Pair of Hoop Earrings with Lion's Head
4th-3rd century BCE (Late Classical-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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
57.581: 11/16 x 5/16 x 11/16 in. (1.73 x 0.77 x 1.7 cm);
57.582: 3/4 x 5/16 x 11/16 in. (1.9 x 0.8 x 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.68 (57.581, 57.582)