ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Earrings
Possible OriginVetulonia, Italy, Europe
CultureEtruscan
PeriodOrientalizing
Date7th Century BCE
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Ellen Doremus
DimensionsA: 1 9/16 × 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (4 × 1 × 3.2 cm)
B: 1 3/8 × 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (3.5 × 1.3 × 3.8 cm)
Object number2018.001.001A/B
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, November 4, 2019 - PresentPublished ReferencesSotheby's London, Antiquities (July 13-14, 1987), 32, lot 105.
Art of the Ancient World: Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Antiquities (New York: Royal Athena Galleries, 1995), number 131.
Art of the Ancient World: Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Antiquities 14 (New York: Royal Athena Galleries, 2003), 47, number 128.
Art of the Ancient World: Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Byzantine, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Antiquities 22 (New York: Royal Athena Galleries, 2011), 70, number 148.
Art of the Ancient World: Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Byzantine, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Antiquities 27 (New York: Royal Athena Galleries, 2016), 73, number 157.
ProvenanceEx "Thane Collection" (possibly ex coll. Peter O'Toole), England. With Sotheby's London, July 13, 1987, lot 105. Ex coll. W.D., Jericho, New York. With Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, from 1995. Ex coll. Ellen Doremus, United States.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
7th-6th Century BCE
7th Century BCE
7th Century BCE
6th Century BCE
7th-6th Century BCE
700 BCE - 600 BCE
1st-2nd Century CE
3rd-1st Century BCE
27 BCE-393 CE
3rd-5th Century CE
3rd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
