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Two-Tiered Enamel Earrings

Medium: Gold, polychrome enamel, and pearl
Place Made: Iran
Dates: late 18th-early 19th century
Dynasty: Qajar
Period: Qajar
Dimensions: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Islamic World
Museum Location: This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 71.193.1a-b
Credit Line: Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi
Image: Overall, 71.193.1a-b_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006

Catalogue Description: One pair of gold earrings with enameling. One faceted bell shape with leaf shaped dangles suspended above another of a larger size.

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