Pair of Ear Ornaments
Unknown Artist
c. 800–1370
Medium
hammered and embossed gold alloy
Dimensions
w. 8.8 cm · diam. 8.6 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1950.415
About this artwork
Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.