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These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of the Byzantines. Sapphires, then called hyakinthoi (hyacinths), became popular in Byzantine jewelry in the sixth century.
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Title: Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires
Date: 6th–7th century
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Gold, sapphire, pearls
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. (6.1 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm)
w/o hook: 1 9/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in. (4 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm)
Wt.: 12g
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.190.145
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