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<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG)
Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG)
<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall02.JPG)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall02.JPG)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view1.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view1.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view2.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view2.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view3.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view3.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view4.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_view4.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.781E_NegB_SL4.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.781E_NegB_SL4.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.781e_transpc001.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.781e_transpc001.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.781E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.781E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.781E_37.785E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.781E_37.785E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Gold
  • Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt
    • DATES 3rd–2nd century B.C.E.
    PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
    DIMENSIONS Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.781E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Bull-head earring with ornate collar and tubular hoop overlaid with spirally-wound wires.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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    <em>Part of a Very Large Earring with Bull's Head</em>, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold, Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.781E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.781E_overall01.JPG)

    TAGS

    Fragment
    Large
    Earring
    Bull's Head
    Gold
    3rd-2nd Century B.C.E.
    Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    Ornate
    Hoop
    Spiral
    Wires
    Seams
    Twisted
    New York Historical Society Collection
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    earrings
    Accessory
    Jewelry
    Thebes
    Chased
    Soldered
    Filigree
    Henry Abbott Collection

    TAGS

    Fragment
    Large
    Earring
    Bull's Head
    Gold
    3rd-2nd Century B.C.E.
    Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    Ornate
    Hoop
    Spiral
    Wires
    Seams
    Twisted
    New York Historical Society Collection
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    earrings
    Accessory
    Jewelry
    Thebes
    Chased
    Soldered
    Filigree
    Henry Abbott Collection

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