Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires

Unknown Artist

6th–7th century

Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, sapphire, pearls

Dimensions

Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. (6 x 2.5 x 1 cm, 11g) Wt: 11g w/o hook: 1 9/16 x 1 x 1/4 in. (4 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm) Wt.: 11g

Classification

Metalwork-Gold

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.146

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