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Earring with Dolphin Head Finial

3rd-2nd century BCE
Gold, glass, and sardonyx

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Originally one of a pair, this earring is formed from gold wire that is strung with one gold, one glass and one sardonyx (stone) bead; and terminates in the form of a dolphin head.

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