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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2489
Pollentia
Colonisations

pair of earrings with animal head

MAC BCN-026174

Object type
earring
Production date
-400 / -200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Colonisations
Discovery location
Pollentia
Materials
gold
Township
Pollentia (Europa, Espanya, Balears, Mallorca)
Technique
filigree
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
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).

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