Gold earring with amandine hearts set in gold. Hellenistic Period, 2nd-1st century BC. R. Gallagher 1970.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Cyprus
Culture or time period:
Greek Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Gold (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Earrings (jewelry)
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1969-1970 #62: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (December 3, 1969–March 10, 1970), S1971-1972 #28: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Karen Conrad (October 12, 1971–October 12, 1971), S1971-1972 #70: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley)/Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr. (January 12, 1972–January 21, 1972), and S1996-1997 #5d: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 13, 1996–April 17, 1997)