Gold spool-shaped earring On one side Eros leans against a pillar as he plays with his magic spinning toy (iynx); on the other, one of the daughters of Nerus rides on a dolphin as she brings a new helmet for Achilles. Such earrings, which require a large hole in the ear-lobe, were very popular on Rhodes and in Lydia.

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Gold spool-shaped earring On one side Eros leans against a pillar as he plays with his magic spinning toy (iynx); on the other, one of the daughters of Nerus rides on a dolphin as she brings a new helmet for Achilles. Such earrings, which require a large hole in the ear-lobe, were very popular on Rhodes and in Lydia.

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