7-Earring Drop in the Form of an Amphora

Highly decorated gold disks and stone amphora earrings became popular in the mid- to late-Hellenistic period. The amphora’s gold casing derives from designs on painted vases and metal vessels.¹

The amphora is composed of carnelian partially encased with gold petals above and below. The petals are gathered at the bottom into a flared base. Above, a cylinder cap with amphora handles was fastened to the petal body. The hook above the amphora was once attached to other upper elements.

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1. Marshall 1911, 274, no. 2331. ↩︎