Earrings with ibex head terminal, Ptolemaic Period, 4th–3rd century B.C., From Egypt, Gold, a. As Worn: H. 1.5 × W. 1.6 cm (9/16 × 5/8 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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Earrings, ibex head terminal, Ptolemaic Period, 4th–3rd century B.C, Egypt, Gold, Worn, H, 1.5, W, 1.6 cm, 9/16, 5/8, Hoops formed, wound wire, animal head, terminals, commonest type, Hellenistic earring, heads, earrings, referred, gazelles, now thought, ibex
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