Gold Earring with Garnets
Hoop earrings with fourteen-sided beads derived from late Roman jewelry and were adopted in the 400s by eastern Germanic women.
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Hoop earrings with fourteen-sided beads derived from late Roman jewelry and were adopted in the 400s by eastern Germanic women.
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Title: Gold Earring with Garnets
Date: 5th–6th century
Culture: Ostrogothic
Medium: Gold, garnet
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 9/16 x 3/8 in. (3.9 x 1 cm)
Hoop: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Polyhedral Bead: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Object Number: 22.50.10
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