Earring (one of a pair)
600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Earring (one of a pair), 600s. Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 7th century. Gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds; overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.178.b This piece of jewelry was worn by a woman in the fashionable courts of Byzantium. Decorated with pearls, glass, and emeralds, these gold earrings are delicate, yet eye-catching. Do you think these chandelier-style earrings would be fashionable today?
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1947.178.b
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 104 Late Antiquity
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