Earring

  • 3rd - 2nd century B.C.
  • Gold
  • H-6.5 D-2.7 W-6
Catalogue Entry

3rd‐2nd century B.C.
Gold
H. 6.5 cm, W. 6.0 cm, Depth 2.7 cm
A thick wire with a diameter of 2.3 mm is formed into a circle and an abacus-bead shaped bead incised with a fish scale-like design is attached to the wire. The bead is made up of two halves, and the areas around the holes are decorated with small circles.

Earrings

A rich variety of styles can be found in the earring group, and there are many more earrings than those found in the Oxus treasure. These earrings can be basically divided into two groups: simple items and elaborated items. The simple earrings are simply open loops, or those with small fasteners. The other group includes pendants in addition to the fasteners. There are more of the open loop form, and as there is no clear difference in period between the different styles of simple forms with small granules or rings for attaching pendants, it is hard to assign dates to these works. The works with small fittings for inlay or granulation are thought to date from the Hellenistic period. The majority of these earrings are made of silver with gold plating, and they were the work of skilled craftsmen.

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