Disk-and-Pendant Earring with Eros

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This earring has a cast pendant and is decorated with filigree. Eros figures, frequently solid cast, are one of the most popular earring pendants especially during the 4th-3rd centuries BC.

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Greek (Artist)

Period

4th-3rd century BC (Late Classical-Hellenistic)

Medium

gold
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

57.1496

Measurements

1 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 1 x 0.7 cm)

Geography

Greece (Place of Discovery)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury