One of a Pair of Gold Cloisonné Earring

Medium

Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, green stone; garnets with unpatterned foil backings are restorations

Dimensions

Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in. (3.4 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm) hoop: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) bead: 7/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in. (1.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 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

17.191.87