pair of earrings with animal head

MAC BCN-026174

Object type earring

Culture/period Colonisations

Materials gold

Technique filigree

Mint

Production date -400 / -200

Museum Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona

Current location Exposició permanent

Archaeological site Pollentia

Township Pollentia (Europa, Espanya, Balears, Mallorca)

Dimensions 24 mm

Description

Two earrings in the form of a spiral and feline's head. The clasp is under the mouth of the animal. Pair of earrings in a circular shape with a protome of an ox, of Greek cultural affiliation, from the Hellenistic period. Closed ring formed by a rolled gold wire. As for the protomes, they are made from the technique of the mold and lost wax. The rings have dimensions of 23-24 mm in maximum diameter and the protomes of 19-20 mm. They come from the Pollentia site (Alcudia, Mallorca).

Omeka ID 2489