Hellenistic Gold Earrings, 300 BCE - 100 CE
Gold
SJ.0221
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The loops of these exquisite earrings are fashioned into little golden women, almost certainly Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. As we hold them today, we can imagine the beautiful woman who...
The loops of these exquisite earrings are fashioned into little golden women, almost certainly Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. As we hold them today, we can imagine the beautiful woman who wore them when the classical world was in full flower. Surely she must have been a passionate individual to wear these tokens of love so close about her person. Inevitably, her mortal loveliness has been forgotten with time, but these golden jewels continue to evoke her beauty and the timeless power of love.