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Silver earring

Unknown Artist

This distinctive type of earring was probably introduced to Cyprus from the Near East. Though less popular than other Phoenician objects in the West, it has been found on Malta and at Carthage, for instance.

Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Probably 7th century B.C.
Silver
3.7cm
74.51.3224
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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