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Gold earring with glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd

Unknown Artist

ca. 4th–5th century CE

Gold earring with glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug or gourd by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, glass

Dimensions

Other (Pendant): 1/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. (0.3 x 1 x 0.9 cm) Diameter (gold earing): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)

Classification

Gold and Silver|Glass

Culture & Period

Roman · Late Imperial

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Accession Number

74.51.4026

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