Cleveland Museum of Art

Earrings (pair)

Date

600s

Medium

gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds

Culture

Byzantium, early Byzantine period

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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?

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