Earring

Medium

Gold and garnets.

Dimensions

Overall: 1 15/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in. (5 x 1.7 x 2 cm) hoop: 13/16 x 1 1/4 in. (2 x 3.2 cm) basket: 3/8 x 11/16 in. (1 x 1.7 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold

Culture

Langobardic or Byzantine (?)

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 1895

Accession Number

95.15.126