Earrings with ibex head terminal, 4th–3rd century
Earrings with ibex head terminal, Ptolemaic Period, 4th–3rd century , From Egypt, Gold, a. As Worn: H. × W. cm (9/16 × 5/8 in.), Hoops formed of wound wire with animal head terminals are the commonest type of Hellenistic earring. The heads on these earrings have been referred to as those of gazelles, but is now thought more likely to be an ibex
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