Cleveland Museum of Art

Earring (one of a 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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