Pair of earrings | Yale University Art Gallery

6th century A.D.

Not on view

Medium: bronze ring, gold foil and glass
Dimensions: A: diameter and height x width of jewel: 13/16 × 11/16 × 2 1/8 in. (2.01 × 1.73 × 5.38 cm)
B: diameter and height x width of jewel: 3/4 × 3/4 × 2 1/16 in. (1.91 × 1.91 × 5.28 cm)
Credit Line: University Purchase, Maitland F. Griggs, B.A. 1896, Fund,
Accession Number: 1957.17.1a-b
Culture: Frankish
Period: 6th century
Classification: Jewelry
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Provenance

Purchased from the Carlebach Galleries, New York City

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

earrings

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