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Earring (one of a pair)
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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?
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineEarring (one of a pair), 600s. Byzantium, early Byzantine period. 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
