Earring. Hoope decorated with seven globules of metal adjacent to opening which allowed earring to pass through pierced ear. Green patina. Max. diam. 4.3 cm. Earrings such as this from Luristan and Khurvin cemeteries.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, 1st quarter 1st millennium BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Earrings (jewelry)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 4 millimeters, length 42 millimeters, and width 39 millimeters