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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Afghan
Title:Pair of earrings made from ancient coins
Date Made:20th century
Type:Adornment; Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Bronze
Place Made:Asia; Afghanistan
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.12
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
These small earings made from ancient coins are unmatched. The earring backs have been attached (sautered?) to the back of each coin. The earring clasp is circa 1950’s and was patented by Markus Jellinek in 1946 (No. 2,400,513). A clear identification of the coins is not possible because one side on each have been covered.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; jewelry

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2021.5.12

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