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Earrings (pair)

600s
gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds
Overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.178
Location: 104 Late Antiquity
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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?
Earrings (pair)

Earrings (pair)

600s

Byzantium, early Byzantine period

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