Earring, One of a Pair

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11th or 12th century · Gold · Islamic Art

These delicate earrings have been produced with fine strands of gold filigree, forming golden domes topped with small balls of granulation. The overall crescent and polylobed shape of these earrings is featured in Persian manuscript painting of the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

11th or 12th century

Medium

Gold

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1980