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Earring

Unknown Artist

6th–7th century

Earring by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, green and clear glass, pearls(?); hoop copper alloy or base silver

Dimensions

Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. (6.6 x 6 x 1.6 cm) bead: 5/8 x 11/16 in. (1.6 x 1.8 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold

Culture

Frankish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.192.121

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