One of a Pair of Gold Cloisonné Earring
Object type: Earring
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Frankish
Date: 500–550
Medium: Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, green stone; garnets with unpatterned foil backings are restorations
Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in. (3.4 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm)
hoop: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
bead: 7/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in. (1.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917