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Earring with inscribed gemstone
Roman
Late Imperial Period
4th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Gold and sardonyx
Dimensions
Length (approx total): 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number66.318b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThe earring is inset with sardonyx intaglios. It has one square stone inscribed (in Greek) TI KALE ("To the beautiful one") and one teardrop-shaped pendant inscribed with a wreath. This earring forms a pair with 66.318a.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bank Leu & Co., Bahnhofstrasse 32, 8022 Zürich, Switzerland; June 1, 1966: purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co.