A superb ancient Greek earring, now shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston still fascinates its admirers, 2.300 years after it was expertly sculpted out of pure gold.  The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has opened new galleries devoted to Greek art, this year. 

 

The ancient Greek earring depicts Nike, the goddess of victory, marvelous in gold wings, driving her two-horse-chariot and has wheels that actually turn more than 2 millennia after it was created. 

 

The expression of the horses’ are still clearly visible and the beautiful golden reins that Nike uses to control them are still evident.  More than 100 individual pieces of gold were used to make the one surviving earring, which was created around 350-325 BC