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Pair of earrings
Made by: Castellani (Italian, 1814–1930)
1870–80
Medium/Technique
Silver coins set in gold
Dimensions
3.2 x 2.4 x .8 cm (1 1/4 x 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée Lamb
Accession Number2002.118.1-2
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionEach earring comprises a roman stater of Velia (4th century B.C.) set in a circular gold frame, with evenly-spaced emanating rays terminating in small beads. Simple curved gold wire posts attached to back. Part of set with the pendant, 2002.116.
Provenance1963, gift of Aimee Lamb (b. 1893 - d. 1989), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 1963)