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Earring
Greek
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .015 D.
Credit Line
Gift of a "class of young ladies"
Accession Number87.63
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CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionA hoop of a single gold strand, annulated near one end and with a bead of glass and a small ring which moves on the wire. From near Smyrna.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with T. T. Timayenis (according to MFA records: said to have been found near Smyrna); purchased from T. T. Timayenis for MFA by a class of young ladies; gift to MFA by a class of young ladies through Miss Bessie Andrew Talbot, June 24, 1887