Gold Earring

Roman

British Museum

late 4th Century BC

An earring with a pendant in the shape of a figure of Eros. From a collection of jewellery and coins found at Avola in Sicily. The British Museum already has a pair of bracelets and a ring from this hoard.

• Medium: gold
• ArtFunded in: 1963
• Presented by David L Davis through The Art Fund

Provenance

From a hoard of jewellery and coins found at Avola in Sicily.

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