Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art2nd–1st century B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleEarring with head of a bull
Mediumgold
DimensionsAs Worn: H. 3.4 × W. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date2nd–1st century B.C.
Credit LineTheodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodPtolemaic Period
Date Range200 BC – 1 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 561114