Harvard Art Museums > 2005.108.A-B: Earrings with Three Lion Heads 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"Earrings with Three Lion Heads , 2005.108.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/5312. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.108.A-B Title Earrings with Three Lion Heads Other Titles Alternate Title: Pair of Triple Lion-Headed Earrings Classification Jewelry Work Type earring Date c. 300 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy Period Hellenistic period Culture Hellenistic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/5312 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Technique Cast Dimensions 2.1 cm (13/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Leo Mildenberg, Zurich, (by 2001), sold; [through Christie's, London, October 27, 2004, lot 103], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Roy W. Lennox, David N. Silich, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.108.A-B 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. Descriptions Description Thick hoop earrings consist of spirals of wound wires terminating in three elaborately worked lion heads. A miniature human-headed mask is set between the double lion heads. Exhibition History Hellenistic Art: Objects from an Expanded World, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/03/2006 - 07/29/2007 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 11/16/2016 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
