(Berry-Hill Galleries New York, New York, USA); 1957-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Earring, between 1200 and 1000 BCE
- Irish
Gold, filled
- Framed: Overall: 13/16 × 1 inches, 0.3 ounces (2.1 × 2.5 cm, 9.3 g)
Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund
57.142
Department
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
- Spirals
- Middle bronze age
- Prehistoric
- Filling
- Gold
- Earring
Details
Provenance
Published References
Motz, T. A. "A Catalogue of Irish Prehistoric Gold Jewelry in the Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts," unpublished master's thesis, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1978, no. 10, p. 46-8, pl. XV. Motz, T. A. "Irish Gold in Detroit," Bulletin of the DIA 57, no. 2 (1979): p. 86, (fig. 1H.2) [article pp. 83-88, group photo p. 82].
Rights Status
Irish, Earring, between 1200 and 1000 BCE, gold, filled. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund, 57.142.
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