Bactrian, A pair of Bactrian gold earrings, Late 3rd - Early 2nd millennium BC

Bactrian

A pair of Bactrian gold earrings, Late 3rd - Early 2nd millennium BC

Gold

Length: 1.4 cm

This pair of earrings are shaped of gold sheet, with the ear wire hammered out of the same piece of tapered sheet. The decoration consists of raised ribs and hatching,...

Provenance

Furman Hebb Collection (1930-2021), New York, acquired in 1967, thence by descent

Exhibitions

On loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1993-2022

Literature

This pair of earrings are of the navicella type. There is no indication of a closure of any kind, so it seems likely that the ear wires were bent or closed after insertion through the year. For the type see, P. Amiet, 'Bactriane Proto-Historique' Syria, Vol. LIV, 1977, p.114-115, fig.18.

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