Hoop earring with lion-head terminal - ROM2018_16192_1

ROM2018_16192_1

Hoop earring with lion-head terminal

Medium:Gold
Geography: Attributed to south Italy
Date: about 350-250 BC
Period: Hellenistic period
Dimensions:
Max. diameter: 3.2 cm
Object number: 918.3.98
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. H.D. Warren
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionThe heavy hoop, composed of two-strand gold wire, spirally twisted, terminates in a well modelled lion's head.  A collar with eleborate filigreed scrolls, bands of beaded and plain wire and a frieze of ovolos forms the transition between the feline head and the hoop. A twisted wire, soldered to the hoop, forms the curled end which passes through a loop below the lion's mouth.  
Cataloguer: Neda Leipen (ROM Staff, 1955-1986)
Cataloguer: Paul Denis (ROM Staff, 1981 to present)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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