Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendants
Dublin Core
Title
Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendants
Subject
Hellenistic Jewelry
Description
"Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall (A): 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
other (Diameter of disc): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Diam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
A tiny figure of Nike (the personification of victory) driving two horses is set amid the floral design above the boat-shaped forms on these extraordinarily elaborate earrings."
Both of the gold jewelry pieces tell us the hard and detailed work that the people did in that period as well as how humans were important aspects in art. First, these pieces of gold jewelry represent hard work because the pieces are very intricate and extremely detailed, which simply shows they put in days of tedious work. While looking at the “Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendant”, one can see the intricate designs, flowers, and figures that represents Nike who is a figure that stands for victory and how he is driving two horses. There is also many seed like objects dangling from the top of the earring which contain small pearl like beads on them. Furthermore, in the “Gold earring with winged figure”, one can notice the twisted gold with the figure that also contains detailed flowers. The details that both these pieces of jewelry represent show the time and effort that it took to make them. Moving on, these elaborate pieces of jewelry both display humans in them which tells us the importance of human figures in that period of time. Since they worshiped Gods and figures, they incorporated those into their jewelry to remind them of those so that they were with them wherever they went and whenever they wore that specific type of jewelry . I would like to learn how people created these elaborate pieces of jewelry.
Dimensions: Overall (A): 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
other (Diameter of disc): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Diam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
A tiny figure of Nike (the personification of victory) driving two horses is set amid the floral design above the boat-shaped forms on these extraordinarily elaborate earrings."
Both of the gold jewelry pieces tell us the hard and detailed work that the people did in that period as well as how humans were important aspects in art. First, these pieces of gold jewelry represent hard work because the pieces are very intricate and extremely detailed, which simply shows they put in days of tedious work. While looking at the “Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendant”, one can see the intricate designs, flowers, and figures that represents Nike who is a figure that stands for victory and how he is driving two horses. There is also many seed like objects dangling from the top of the earring which contain small pearl like beads on them. Furthermore, in the “Gold earring with winged figure”, one can notice the twisted gold with the figure that also contains detailed flowers. The details that both these pieces of jewelry represent show the time and effort that it took to make them. Moving on, these elaborate pieces of jewelry both display humans in them which tells us the importance of human figures in that period of time. Since they worshiped Gods and figures, they incorporated those into their jewelry to remind them of those so that they were with them wherever they went and whenever they wore that specific type of jewelry . I would like to learn how people created these elaborate pieces of jewelry.
Creator
"East Greek"
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
"ca. 300 B.C."
Contributor
Brynn Leukuma
Rights
Copyright. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Used here for educational purposes only.
Used here for educational purposes only.
Relation
Gold Jewlery
Format
"Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall (A): 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
other (Diameter of disc): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Diam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)"
File Format: jpeg
Dimensions: Overall (A): 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
other (Diameter of disc): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Diam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)"
File Format: jpeg
Language
English
Type
Image Type
Identifier
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254595
Coverage
"Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 300 B.C.
Geographic location:
Europe (185,179)
Greece (22,187)"
Date: ca. 300 B.C.
Geographic location:
Europe (185,179)
Greece (22,187)"
Collection
Citation
"East Greek", “Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendants,” World History 1 Online, Spring 2019, accessed October 17, 2026, https://jacknorton.org/1101-online-sp19/items/show/44.