Earrings (pair)
600–699
- Medium
- gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- jewelry
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Byzantium, early Byzantine period
About
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?