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A work made of gold, glass, and sardonyx.

Earring with Dolphin Head Finial

3rd-2nd century BCE

Greek, Hellenistic

Ancient Greece

Originally one of a pair, this earring is formed from gold wire that is strung with one gold, one glass and one sardonyx (stone) bead; and terminates in the form of a dolphin head.

Gold, glass, and sardonyx

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium