Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires 6th–7th century Byzantine 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 Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires 464028 Byzantine, Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires, 6th?7th century, Gold, sapphire, pearls, Overall: 2 3/8 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. ( x x cm) w/o hook: 1 9/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in. (4 x x cm) Wt.: 12g. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (
Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires 6th–7th century Byzantine 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 Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires 464028 Byzantine, Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires, 6th?7th century, Gold, sapphire, pearls, Overall: 2 3/8 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. ( x x cm) w/o hook: 1 9/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in. (4 x x cm) Wt.: 12g. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 ()
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