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Earring

11th century-12th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Iran (made)

Earring, gold, set with a (replacement) turquoise.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Islam
Object type
Earring
Materials and techniques
Gold, set with a turquoise
Brief description
Earring, gold, set with a turquoise, Iran, 11th-12th century
Physical description
Earring, gold, set with a (replacement) turquoise.
Style
Persian
Object history
The turquoise is a replacement.
Production
Found at Bujnurd.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.21-1971

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Record createdMay 5, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111801/earring-unknown/
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