Earring, Parthian, ca. A.D 1st–2nd century, Mesopotamia or Iran, Parthian, Gold, 1.62 in. (4.11 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, This pair of exquisitely crafted gold earrings take the form of scroll-handled vases composed of hollow balls designed to resemble grape clusters and soldered together with granules. The vases themselves are soldered to large rings, and hollow cylindrical bases at their bottom tips each have four additional hollow balls soldered to them
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Earring, Parthian, ca, .D 1st–2nd century, Mesopotamia, Iran, Gold, 1.62, 4.11 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments, pair, exquisitely crafted, gold, earrings, take, form, scroll-handled vases, composed, hollow balls, designed, resemble grape, clusters, soldered together, granules, vases themselves, soldered, large rings, cylindrical, bases, bottom tips, four additional, hollow, balls
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