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Hair ring
Near Eastern, Anatolian
Bronze Age
about 2400 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Centennial purchase with funds donated by Landon T. Clay
Accession Number68.128
CollectionsJewelry, Asia, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionHair ring, made of flat piece of gold, rolled over, to which are attached two double-link chains, both ending in flat triangle of gold. The second gold triangle (formerly on 68.126) was attached in 1970. Originally had two chains: one only partial and only one ending in triangle of gold.
Provenance1968, sold by George Zacos (dealer), Basel, Switzerland, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 10, 1968)