Gold earring with winged figure
Dublin Core
Title
Gold earring with winged figure
Subject
Hellenistic Jewelry
Description
"Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diam.: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Circlet of twisted gold wire, which tapers from the human figure's head at the front end to a hooked point"
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 figure 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. 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. I would like to learn how people created these elaborate pieces of jewelry.
Dimensions: Diam.: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Circlet of twisted gold wire, which tapers from the human figure's head at the front end to a hooked point"
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 figure 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. 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. I would like to learn how people created these elaborate pieces of jewelry.
Creator
"Greek"
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
3rd-2nd century 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: Diam.: 13/16 in. (2 cm)"
File Format: jpeg
Dimensions: Diam.: 13/16 in. (2 cm)"
File Format: jpeg
Language
English
Type
Image Type
Identifier
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/242941
Coverage
"Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd-2nd century B.C.
Geographic location:
Europe (185,179)
Greece (22,187)
Date: 3rd-2nd century B.C.
Geographic location:
Europe (185,179)
Greece (22,187)
Collection
Citation
"Greek", “Gold earring with winged figure,” World History 1 Online, Spring 2019, accessed October 17, 2026, https://jacknorton.org/1101-online-sp19/items/show/45.