One of a Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings with Rosettes

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12th century · Cloisonné enamel, gold · Medieval Art

These earrings combine diverse artistic features-Byzantine (cloisonné enamel decoration), Kyivan Rus' (enameling in segments), and Islamic (boxlike construction)-suggesting that the artist had knowledge of several traditions. The earrings have lost their suspension loops.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th century

Medium

Cloisonné enamel, gold

Culture

Kyivan Rus’ or Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917