Earring

MS6019

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS6019
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold
Iconography Nude Woman
Description

The lowest element is a cube. Attached to the cube by her lower legs and feet, the body of the woman arches forward. Head is frontal. Hair arranged in melon style. At each side of her head is a comparatively large spiral ornament. From her back rises an arch of twisted wire terminating in a point below which nearly touches a loop attached to the back of the cube.

Outside Diameter 2.1 cm

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