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Earring

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

Lunate earring with confronted peacocks and a cross pattee; gold with openwork decoration

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold, pierced
Brief description
Lunate earring with confronted peacocks and a cross pattee, Byzantine Empire, 500-700; gold with openwork decoration
Physical description
Lunate earring with confronted peacocks and a cross pattee; gold with openwork decoration
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.2cm
  • Width: 3.9cm
  • Depth: 0.4cm
Style
Production
Byzantine Empire
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
805-1893

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2004
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