One of a Pair of Gold Earrings
Unknown Artist
550–650
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
2 3/16 × 7/8 × 13/16 in., 0.514 Troy Ounces (5.6 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm, 16g) Other (hoop): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) Other (bead): 1 1/4 x 13/16 x 13/16 in. (3.1 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold
Culture
Avar
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.191.5