6th Part

ANCIENT JEWELLERY EXHIBITED IN ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS MUSEUM

Head Jewellery

Earrings

	Name:	Earring
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Sandıklı
	Way of Coming:	Purchase
	Dimensions::	D:1.5cm
	Weight:	0.76 gr
	Period:	The 2nd century AD

There should be a bead in the middle of the giyoch motif on a disk shaped earring made with a repousse technique. A very thin grooved wire is soldered around the giyoch motif on its sides.

	Name:	Earring
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Manisa
	Way of Coming:	Purchase
	Dimensions::	H:2.5cm W:2cm
	Weight:	1.1 gr.
	Period:	The 3rd century AD

The midst of a peacock feather motif made with a repousse technique on a disk shaped golden plate is holed. A golden rod in T form is soldered on the back side of the disk and one of its ends has been formed as a big hook. On the front side, on the thin wire in the mid, there should be a bead, which is now missing

	Name:	Earrings
	Type:	Altın
	Location where it came from:	Konya
	Way of Coming:	Purchase
	Dimensions::	H: 3.3 cm W.:1.3cm.
	Weight:	6.55 gr.
	Period:	The 3rd century AD

It has an "S" shaped hook, a mid consisting of stylized amazon shields made with openwork technique, a square rosette made of green stoned massive gold and two pendulums attached to the lower end of the rosette. There is one conic pipe with two ends round profiled on the pendulums attached to a thin golden wire and there are two black beads (obsidian) below them.

	Name:	Earrings
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Uşak, Kula
	Way of Coming:	Purchase
	Dimensions::	H:3.5cm W:0.9 cm
	Weight:	4.4 gr.
	Period:	The 3rd century AD

There is a green glass in the slot in the middle of a round rosette surrounded with filigree. There are three hooks under a non - ornamented horizontal transition element that is attached to gold with solder and that expands towards the external side. Cylindrical glass beads are attached to the ends of the three pendulums which are attached to these hooks.

	Name:	Earrings
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Keban, Ağın
	Way of Coming:	Ağın Excavation
	Dimensions::	H: 4.8 cm W:1.7 cm
	Weight:	5.5 gr
	Period:	The 3rd century AD

It is one of the "S" shaped hooked earrings. The perimetre of the round rosette is filigreed. Under the rosette, whose internal side is bumped and which is non - ornamented, there are two volutes formed by twisting the two ends of a wire. With this volute - wire, connection is provided from the rosette to the horizontal transition element. Rectangular horizontal transition element is soldered to this volute wire in the mid and at the ends. The transition element is ornamented with filigree forming parallel and horizontal lines. The rings of the pendulums are attached to the three hooks in the lower part. Only one of the pearls that should be at the ends of the twisted long wires is protected.

	Name:	Earrings
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Giresun, Büyük Eyrice Village
	Way of Coming:	Purchase
	Dimensions::	H: 3.4cm W:1.1 cm
	Weight:	7.48 gr.
	Period:	The 2nd century AD

There is a safety bolt at one end of the "S" shaped massive ring in order to prevent the pendulum's falling. The other end is rounded. The pendulum is made by hammering the non - ornamented flat sheet on an oval internal mould. It is connected to the ring with a flat, small handle.

	Name:	Earrings
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Zonguldak, Devrek
	Way of Coming:	Not known
	Dimensions::	H: 3.6cm W:1.6 cm
	Weight:	7.74 gr
	Period:	The 2nd century AD

One end of the "S" shaped ring has been inserted in the fixed earring particle in the form of a ball. The other end ends profiled. At the location where the ring goes into the ball, there is a small disk mounted to the ring. It is formed and coated by hammering the sheet on internal mould.

	Name:	Earrings
	Type:	Gold
	Location where it came from:	Kaunos
	Way of Coming:	Excavation
	Dimensions::	L: 3.3 cm H: 3.3cm W:1 cm
	Weight:	3.335 gr.
	Period:	The 2nd century AD

A figure of Eros is soldered to the end of a simple hook. Eros is a full cast piece and is taken from the mould. The wings and the patera in hand are added later. One arm is raised towards the side and upwards. The other hand holding the patera is parallel with a body. The body is short and plump, the navel hole is significant and the hair is curly.