earrings

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earrings

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Auckland Museum Collections

Description

earrings, a pair. Roman period. Convex discs with a gold wire band around the outer edge and a small band of similar wire in a circle in the centre. Two loops at the lower end have similar wire and small white stone bead at the lower end through which the wire is threaded. The reverse side has a cross-shape of flat gold wire to which is attached a shepherd's hook loop attachment for inserting into the ear. Loops from which the hanging wire pieces are attached are also attached to flat wire at...

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https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/662543

Related subjects

Earring / Ornament, Ear / Jewellery / Body Adornments / Adornment / 03 Personal Artifacts / Chenhall Nomenclature

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