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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Italian, probably Neapolitan
Title:Pair of earrings with heads of bacchantes and amphorae
Date Made:ca. 1840-1850
Type:Adornment
Materials:Gray lava, gold
Place Made:Europe; Italy; Naples
Measurements:overall: 4.445 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.5875 cm; 1 3/4 in x 1 in x 5/8 in
Narrative Inscription:  None
Accession Number:  MH 1948.1.6.2a-b.I(b).J
Credit Line:Gift of Henrietta Franchois Fitzmaurice (Class of 1896) in memory of Esther C. Fitzmaurice and Sarah A. Start (Class of 1852)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Pair of carved lava earrings with front heads of women (bacchantes) with long curling hair, wreaths of grapes and leaves and pendant grapes. Hanging below each head is a slim amphora with two handles.

Tags:
dress accessories

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