Earring with bull head terminal, Ptolemaic Period, 4th–mid 2nd century BC, From Egypt, Gold, As Worn: H. 1.4 × W. 1.2 cm (9/16 × 1/2 in.), Hoops formed of wound wire with animal head terminals are the commonest type of Hellenistic earring. The bull-head earring appears throughout the Mediterranean, probably a positive image because of the physical and sexual prowess attributed to bulls
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Earring, bull head terminal, Ptolemaic Period, 4th–mid 2nd century BC, Egypt, Gold, Worn, H, 1.4, W, 1.2 cm, 9/16, 1/2, Hoops formed, wound wire, animal head, terminals, commonest type, Hellenistic earring, bull-head, Mediterranean, positive image, physical, sexual prowess, attributed, bulls
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