Earring

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

Overall: 1 5/8 x 9/16 x 7/8 x 11/16 in. (4.2 x 1.5 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm) hoop: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) basket: 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (1.5 x 1.9 x 1 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

17.191.9