Harvard Art Museums > 2023.501.1: Pair of Earrings Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pair of Earrings , 2023.501.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 09, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303608. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2023.501.1 Title Pair of Earrings Classification Jewelry Work Type earring Date 10th-8th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran) Find Spot: Middle East, Iran, Western Iran Period Iron Age Culture Iranian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303608 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 133.1972.A: 4.9 x 0.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1/8 in.) 133.1972.B: 4.8 x 0.3 cm (1 7/8 x 1/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The earrings are covered by a mottled green and black-brown patina and tan burial accretions. Each earring was cast in one piece. The ends are cut and come to an edge and point. The earrings are not perfectly identical in their form or manufacture. On 133.1972.A, the decorative beads are all the same size, whereas on 133.1972.B, they increase in size slightly from the undecorated rod to the opposite terminal. The terminals also differ, with undecorated rods extending from both sides of 133.1972.A, which may indicate that they were not originally paired. Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2011) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1912-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt Accession Year 2023 Object Number 2023.501.1 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Related Works 2023.501.1.1 One Earring from a Pair Jewelry 2023.501.1.2 One Earring from a Pair Jewelry Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
