Acquisition number: 1975.12
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Small gold ear-ring of simple form and of circular section, thickened in the lower part; sharply pointed. Intact.
Title: Gold Ear-ring - 1975.12
Acquisition number: 1975.12
Culture or period: Late Bronze Age.
Date: 1400 - 1200 BC.
Material: Metal - Gold
Object type: Jewellery
Dimensions: 14mm (l) × 14mm (w) × 3mm (h)
Origin region or location: Jordan
Origin city: Amman.
Display case or on loan: 1
Keywords: Late Bronze Age Temple at Amman, earring
Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1869-) 98, 1966, pl. 24a, centre right; J.R. Green with B. Rawson, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Australian National University, A.N.U., Canberra, 1981, 12-13.
1975.12
Gold Ear-ring
From Amman A.vii-viii.3 (cat.no. 333).Max. diam. 1.4cm; max. thickness 0.3cm.
Small gold ear-ring of simple form and of circular section, thickened in the lower part; sharply pointed. Intact.
Compare the earrings fron Tell el-Ajjul published in Beauty & Betrayal (Sydney 2010) 48 nos 49-52 (colour ills).
Palestine Exploration Quarterly (1869-) 98, 1966, pl. 24a, centre right; J.R. Green with B. Rawson, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Australian National University, A.N.U., Canberra, 1981, 12-13.