Gold earring

Details

• Title

  Gold earring

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
  Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)

• Material and technique

  gold, inset with semi-precious stones

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold;

  inorganic › mineral › gemstone

• Object type

  personal ornament › ear-ornament › ear-ring

• Dimensions

  4.2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1996.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1996.88

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