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Maenad-head earrings. Dimensions: a. As Worn: H. 2.5 × W. 2.9 cm (1 × 1 1/8 in.) b. As Worn: H. 2.4 × W. 2.7 cm (15/16 × 1 1/16 in.). Date: 1st century B.C.. Earrings with heads of maenads (Dionysus's female followers) are rare in Egypt but occur in the Levant and Cyprus. The form is late Hellenistic. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Maenad-head earrings. Dimensions: a. As Worn: H. 2.5 × W. 2.9 cm (1 × 1 1/8 in.) b. As Worn: H. 2.4 × W. 2.7 cm (15/16 × 1 1/16 in.). Date: 1st century B.C.. Earrings with heads of maenads (Dionysus's female followers) are rare in Egypt but occur in the Levant and Cyprus. The form is late Hellenistic. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Stock Photo
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4263 x 3046 px | 36.1 x 25.8 cm | 14.2 x 10.2 inches | 300dpi

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