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<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG)
Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG)
<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall02.JPG)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall02.JPG)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_view1.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_view1.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_view2.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_view2.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.770E_37.771E_37.772E_37.773E_37.774E_37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_37.778Ea-b_37.786E_37.787E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.770E_37.771E_37.772E_37.773E_37.774E_37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_37.778Ea-b_37.786E_37.787E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_37.780E_GrpC_SL4.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_37.780E_GrpC_SL4.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.777E_37.776E_37.775E_37.780Ea-b_NegID_37.775E_GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.777E_37.776E_37.775E_37.780Ea-b_NegID_37.775E_GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_NegID_37.775E_GRPC_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_NegID_37.775E_GRPC_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.775E_37.776E_37.777E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Gold
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES late 4th–3rd century B.C.E.
    PERIOD Late Ptolemaic Period or Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.777E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Gold earring; a hoop of twisted wire terminating in a lion’s head.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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    <em>Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head</em>, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.777E_overall01.JPG)

    TAGS

    Lion Head
    Earring
    Gold
    Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    Late 4th-3rd Century B.C.E.
    Hoop
    Wires
    Round
    Twisted
    New York Historical Society Collection
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    earrings
    Jewelry
    Henry Abbott Collection
    Chased
    Engraved
    Soldered
    Sheet Gold

    TAGS

    Lion Head
    Earring
    Gold
    Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    Late 4th-3rd Century B.C.E.
    Hoop
    Wires
    Round
    Twisted
    New York Historical Society Collection
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    earrings
    Jewelry
    Henry Abbott Collection
    Chased
    Engraved
    Soldered
    Sheet Gold

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