Medium: Gold
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:6th century C.E.
Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 0.6 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 05.441a-b
Image: 05.441a-b.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Gold earrings. Loop: a tube tapering at the ends, the lower end forming a loop, the upper twisted around it; lower loop surrounded by beaded wire forming spirals at sides; soldered to rim rings of plain and beaded wire with pyramids of flattened pellets around edge; between these, an openwork bead with hollow boss above and below. Point of junction of these members with loop masked by small flat discs. Gold has reddish tinge.