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MM 1990:030 :: earring

Object description: The ring consists of a plain hoop, of which one end is attached underneath the head of a small female figure, while the other end could be inserted into a loop under the cubical base of the figure. The figure is nude and stands with the feet close together, the hands on the hips and the body bent back in a curve following that of the hoop. The head is disproportionally large, with waved hair arranged in a manner reminiscent of the so-called Octavia-coiffure.

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Inventory number

MM 1990:030

Serie nummer

21947

Object

earring

Material

Gold; Metal

Acquisition

From the collection of Carl Kempe, 1990.

Description

The ring consists of a plain hoop, of which one end is attached underneath the head of a small female figure, while the other end could be inserted into a loop under the cubical base of the figure. The figure is nude and stands with the feet close together, the hands on the hips and the body bent back in a curve following that of the hoop. The head is disproportionally large, with waved hair arranged in a manner reminiscent of the so-called Octavia-coiffure.

Time - Manufacturing, earliest