Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Italy - Gold Etruscan Earring
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Gold Etruscan Earring
Type of Object: Personal Ornament
Materials: Gold
Measurements: 10.7 cm. in height
Date or Period: Beginning of the 3rd c. B.C.
Maker: Etruscan
Designated List Section: IIC Metal Personal Ornaments
Date of Import Restriction: 01/23/2001
Photograph: Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici
Copyright: Ministry of Culture
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Etruscan and Italic rings, necklaces, earrings, crowns, bracelets, buckles, belts, pins, chains of gold, silver, bronze, and iron Approximate date: 8th c. to 3rd c. B.C.

This example is an Etruscan gold earring made of a convex sheet decorated with ivy from which hang four chains with spindle shaped pendants and a female head with pendants.
Keywords:
earring, Etruscan, female head, jewelry, pendant,

 


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