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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Earring

500-700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Europe

Gold earring with filigree and granulation.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Earring
Materials and techniques
Gold, with filigree and granulation
Gold
Filigree
Granulation (Metal Decorating)
Brief description
Gold earring with filigree and granulation, Lombard, about 500-700
Physical description
Gold earring with filigree and granulation.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.9cm
  • Width: 1.9cm
  • Depth: 2.4cm
Style
Lombard
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss M. F. T. Ready
Production
Lombard kingdom
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.21-1959

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O103207/earring-unknown/
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