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| Description: c. 330–300 BCE. Hollow-cast gold, height 2-3/8" (6 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937. (37.11.9-10). Goldsmiths followed similar stylistic trends and standards and specialized in creating earrings with tiny sculptures. These could be worn or placed on the ears of marble statues. Pictured are a representation of Ganymede caught in an eagle's grasp, measuring only slightly more than 2 inches tall. Picture Stats: Views: 144 Filesize: 58.64kB Height: 402 Width: 648 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=35480 |