id: 113910
accession number: 1933.193
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Pendant Earring, 1–200 CE. Seleucia, Parthian Empire (247 BCE–224 CE). Gold with garnet and pearls; overall: 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund, 1933.193
title: Pendant Earring
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creation date: 1–200 CE
creation date earliest: 1
creation date latest: 200
current location: 102A Ancient Near East
creditline: Joint Expeditions-Iraq Excavations Fund
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culture: Seleucia, Parthian Empire (247 BCE–224 CE)
technique: gold with garnet and pearls
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Near Eastern Art
type: Jewelry
find spot: Seleucia, Iraq
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measurements: Overall: 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Book and the Spade
opening date: 1975-04-01T04:00:00
The Book and the Spade. Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (organizer) (April 1-May 12, 1975).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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CITATIONS
"New Light on Mysterious Parthia: Treasures from Sleucia." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 180 (February 13, 1932): p. 265, fig. 2.
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url: https://archive.org/details/sim_illustrated-london-news_1932-02-13_180_4843
Hollis, Howard C. "Material from Seleucia." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 20, No. 8 (October, 1933): p. 132.
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url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137571
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