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Photo of collection object Earring with the Head of a Lynx — Earring with the Head of a Lynx, 2nd century B.C.E.. Gold, garnet, Diam. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.783E. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Earring with the Head of a Lynx

2nd century B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Accessory
Formatted Medium: Gold, garnet
Medium: gold, garnet
Locations: Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Dimensions: Diam. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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37.783E

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Exhibitions

Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies

Rights Statement

Creative Commons-BY

Museum Location

This item is not on view

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