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
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Birds