Near Eastern Single Gold Ornate Bead Earring

£ 175.00

A fine Near Eastern gold earring featuring a delicately modelled, tear-shaped, hollow, gold bead, descending from a robust hook. The gold bead is adorned with multiple lines of gold granules running across the lower half of the body. The earring is further embellished by a row of three larger granules, each with a small granule attached, at the top of the bead.

Date: Circa 1st Millennium BC
Provenance: Ex Japanese private collection, 1970-2010. Deceased.
Condition: Fine condition, some encrustation visible to the surface. Some gold granules are missing, minor tears in the gold connecting the bead to the hook.

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SKU: CF-45 Category: Tag:

Jewellery is thought to be one of the oldest forms of art within history, with the presence of rings, bangles and necklaces’ being present in almost all ancient societies. Many grand civilisations inhabited the area of Western Asia in Antiquity, and their wealth and prosperity is witnessed by the very sophisticated, interesting, and unique styles of jewellery discovered in the area. Precious metals, such as gold, silver, and electrum, along with gemstones and other semi-precious stones, like lapis lazuli, agate and carnelian, were popular materials in Western Asiatic jewellery, showing off the wearer’s wealth and social status. Necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets were worn not only in everyday life but were also buried with the deceased.

To find out more about different metal decorative techniques please see our relevant blog post: Decorative Metalwork Techniques.

Weight 1.64 g
Dimensions L 2.1 x W 1 cm
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