The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Crescent-Shaped Earring
1000–1100
Average: 2.3 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in.)
Location: 104 Late Antiquity
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Small gold cells were created to hold enamel paste of different colors; when fired, they harden and appear jewel-like.Description
The Byzantine lady who wore this earring may also have woven similar ornaments into her hair. Those who could afford it adorned not only their body but also their clothing with glittering jewels and shimmering gold.- -1946(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art).1946-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.), and Dorothy Eugenia Miner. Early Christian and Byzantine Art, An Exhibition Held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, April 25-June 22 [1947]. Baltimore: Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1947. cat. no. 488
- Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (April 24-June 24, 1947).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.493