Pair of gold earrings with Ganymede and the eagle, Classical, ca. 330–300 B.C., Greek, Gold, total H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); H. of rosette 1 in. (2.5 cm); H. of Ganymede group 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Gold and Silver, These superb earrings consist of a large honeysuckle palmette below which hangs a finely worked three-dimensional figure of the Trojan prince Ganymede in the clutches of Zeus, who has assumed the guise of an eagle
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Pair, gold earrings, Ganymede, eagle, Classical, ca, 330–300 B.C, Greek, Gold, total H, 2 3/8, 6 cm, H, rosette, 1, 2.5, Ganymede group, 1 3/16, 3, Silver, superb, earrings, consist, large honeysuckle, palmette, hangs, finely worked, three-dimensional, figure, Trojan prince, clutches, Zeus, assumed, guise
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