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Earring

Object Name:
Earring
Object ID:
1995.621.03 a-b
Description:
Earrings, pair. Wire and gold. Very fine gold-tone wire assembly made with two very fine wires twisted together. Wires then formed into continuous spiral, 0.25 cm in diameter. This continuous spiral soldered to small backing strip at ~0.46 cm intervals. Small shiny discs fastened to sides of spiral wire assembly. Nine small discs per side. Pivoted pierced-ear wire near top with small catch on its pin, connecting top of oval shape of item. Additional plain flat metal strip holding top of earring together under ear wire.
Second earring almost identical to first one except for slight distortion in shape. Two or three of very small loops missing.
Material:
Metal
Gold
Dimensions:
H-2.19 W-1.86 D-0.34 cm Weight-1 gr
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