Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires
Unknown Artist
6th–7th century
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