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Separate gold sheets were used for the two halves of each bird, while a third, fan-shaped, sheet served as the tail. The wings, tail feathers, and collar with rosette pendant are decorated with twisted wire.
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Title: Pair of gold earrings with pendant doves
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Accession Number: 25.78.39, .40
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