Earrings
Unknown Artist
100 BCE–100 CE
Medium
gold and garnet
Dimensions
w. 0.5 cm · diam. 2.4 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Frederick D. Brodkey
Accession Number
1985.174
About this artwork
Each of these earrings is formed from a simple hoop that ends in a hook-and-loop closure. An oval garnet is fixed below the loop on each earring; one earring has a much larger garnet, and a small ball affixed above the setting. The lower portion of each earring is decorated with two parallel rows of granules.