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Title

Earrings

Generic classification
Goldsmithing
Object
Earring
Date
ca. 200-100 a.C.
Century
2nd century BC
Cultural context / style
Celtiberian Culture
Material
Gold
Technique
Granulated
Provenance
Burgos (Burgos, Spain)
Current location
Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
AN1957.162
Inscriptions / Marks

Collector's mark: Burgos '21.

Object history

This earring originates from an archaeological site in the current province of Burgos. Although the exact location from which it was recovered remains unknown, it bears a resemblance to Burgos goldwork from Cerezo de Río Tirón (Ruiz Vélez & Castillo Iglesias, 2004). The piece was acquired by Walter Leo Hildburgh in 1921, as evidenced by the mark left by the collector himself. Hildburgh bequeathed numerous items from his collection to museums and institutions, including this earring, which became part of the Ashmolean Museum's collection in 1957.

Description

Goldsmithing developed relatively late in the Celtiberian world (Aguilera & Gamboa, 1916). In this instance, we are examining earrings featuring three triangular cluster-shaped appendages (Esparza, Sanz, Martín & Delibes, 1993). The main body appears to have been crafted from the longitudinal soldering of eight gold wires, some of which are twisted to form herringbone motifs. The triangular appendages, in turn, are arranged in cluster form by soldering small granules in a decreasing sequence of 8-1.

Locations
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
  • AGUILERA Y GAMBOA, Enrique de (1916): Las necrópolis ibéricas, Madrid.
  • ESPARZA, Ángel, SANZ, Carlos, MARTÍN, Ricardo y DELIBES, Germán (1993): "Tesoros celtibéricos de Padilla de Duero: (Valladolid)", en Arqueología vaccea: estudios sobre el mundo prerromano en la cuenca media del Duero, Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid.
  • RUIZ VÉLEZ, Ignacio y CASTILLO IGLESIAS, Belén (2004): "El poblado celtibérico de Cerezo del Río Tirón (Burgos): las arracadas de oro (II)", nº 229, Boletín de la Institución Fernán González.
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Earrings" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/69

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

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