Earring with Maenad-Head Finial

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Culture Greek

Title Earring with Maenad-Head Finial

Date 300–250 BCE

Medium Gold

Dimensions Weight: 0.01 lb.
Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Credit Line Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 70.105.8C

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This is a common subtype of hoop earrings with integrated finials whose popularity begins in the fourth century BCE, peaks in the later third and earlier second centuries BCE, and then continues throughout the Hellenistic period into early Roman. Maenads are the most favored subjects among the anthropomorphic finials, but they are not as numerous as the examples with lions’ and bulls’ heads.

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"Earring with Maenad-Head Finial | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=70.105.8C