Title: One of a Pair of Gold Earrings
Object type: Earring
Date: 550–650
Culture: Avar
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 2 3/16 × 7/8 × 13/16 in., 0.514 Troy Ounces (5.6 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm, 16g)
Other (hoop): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Other (bead): 1 1/4 x 13/16 x 13/16 in. (3.1 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY