Earring
Unknown Artist
6th–7th century
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (2.2 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm) hoop: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) basket: 3/4 x 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (1.9 x 2.2 x 2.7 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold
Culture
Langobardic or Byzantine (?)
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.191.6
Tags
Birds