Earring with Dolphin Head Finial (3rd-2nd century BCE): Artwork and History
Earring with Dolphin Head Finial at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Earring with Dolphin Head Finial (3rd-2nd century BCE) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Greek, Hellenistic.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
Originally one of a pair, this earring is formed from gold wire that is strung with one gold, one glass and one sardonyx (stone) bead; and terminates in the form of a dolphin head.
Object facts
- Title: Earring with Dolphin Head Finial
- Date: 3rd-2nd century BCE
- Artist attribution: Greek, Hellenistic
- Place of origin: Ancient Greece
- Medium: Gold, glass, and sardonyx
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Type: Costume and Accessories
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1894.483
Collection credit
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming
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