Gold and copper alloy spiral with lion-head terminal, 2nd half of the 5th century

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Gold and copper alloy spiral with lion-head terminal, Classical, 2nd half of the 5th century , Cypriot, Gold, copper alloy, Other: 1 in. ( cm), Gold and Silver, Gold plated spiral earrings. Spirals with ornate animal-head terminals are frequently found in Cypriot tombs of the Classical period. Terracotta and limestone votive statues illustrate that from the Archaic through the Classical period it was customary for Cypriot men and women to wear such ornaments in large holes pierced through their earlobes

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