Earring
Unknown
6th–7th century · Gold, glass, and pearls. · Medieval Art
Fashionable in Italy for at least a century before the arrival of the Langobards, earrings of the “basket” variety, like the many shown in this case, quickly became part of Langobardic women’s dress.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 6th–7th century
- Medium
- Gold, glass, and pearls.
- Culture
- Langobardic or Byzantine (?)
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, 1895
