This earring, probably from Susa, is characteristic of jewelry of this period. When in motion, the beads tremble like a tiny chandelier and the gold surfaces brilliantly reflect the light.
Details
| Artist | Persian |
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| Title |
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| Date | 550 - 330 BCE |
| Medium | gold, faience |
| Dimensions | Overall: 2 15/16 × 2 1/16 × 7/16 inches (7.5 × 5.2 × 1.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mrs. Charles C. Andrews |
| Accession Number | 1989.7 |
| Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art |
| On View | Ancient Middle East Gallery, Level 1 (see map) |
Provenance
(Said Motamed, Frankfurt, Germany);
1989-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1989-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
"Selected recent acquisitions," Bulletin of the DIA 64, no. 4 (1989): p. 55 (ill.).
Bulletin of the DIA 65, no. 2/3 (1989): p. 22, (fig. 17), (ill.).
Henshaw, Julia P., ed. A Visitors Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1995, p. 99 (ill.).
Bulletin of the DIA 65, no. 2/3 (1989): p. 22, (fig. 17), (ill.).
Henshaw, Julia P., ed. A Visitors Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1995, p. 99 (ill.).
