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Ancient Art
Gold Earrings
ca. A.D. 165–256
Gold
other: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1933.605a-b
Geography:
Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria
Status:
On view
Culture:
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period:
Roman (2nd or 3rd century A.D.)
Classification:
Jewelry
Provenance:
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block B2 D10, private house), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 273, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.