| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 6158 | |
| Title: | GOLD EARRING | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 6158 | |
| Description: | Thin pure gold wire, circular in section, terminating in a goat's head which has a loop under the chin into which the other end of the wire fits. The workmanship is good considering the small scale. Earrings with goat-heads are common; see British Museum Catalogue of Jewellery, nos. 1786-1804. All of these are more elaborate. | |
| Material: | Gold | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Area: | Forum northeast | |
| Context: | NB165 P172 | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth XII, no. 2002 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Forum northeast Notebook Page: NB 165, spread 96 (pp. 172 - 173) |
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