Earring with head of ibex, Ptolemaic Period, 3rd–2nd century BC, From Egypt, Gold, As Worn: H. 1.5 × W. 1.5 cm (9/16 × 9/16 in.), Hoops formed of wound wire with animal head terminals are the commonest type of Hellenistic earring. The heads on these earrings have been referred to as those of gazelles, but is now thought more likely to be an ibex
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Earring, head, ibex, Ptolemaic Period, 3rd–2nd century BC, Egypt, Gold, Worn, H, 1.5, W, 1.5 cm, 9/16, Hoops formed, wound wire, animal head, terminals, commonest type, Hellenistic earring, heads, earrings, referred, gazelles, now thought
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