ear-ring
- Museum number
- 1874,0701.2
- Description
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Earring(?); gold; spherical; with three prominent knobbed bosses decorated with applied beads of gold divided into three layers; at the bottom of the earring a rivet-shaped projection; at the top four attachment loops within a circle of filigree S's; one of a pair.
- Production date
- 11thC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 2.90 centimetres (max)
- Curator's comments
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Pair with 1874,0701.3
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Parallels: E. Hoogendijk, "Byzantine Earrings from the Collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden", Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 74 (1994) 139-151, cat. 3.
- Location
- On display (G42/dc3)
- Acquisition date
- 1874
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1874,0701.2