ear-ring
- Museum number
- 1916,0704.3
- Description
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Earring; gold; one of a pair; the top composed of two ogees with roundels, one containing a stone; hinged to this are three pendants, each with three square or circular settings (all but one are empty); the left and right pendants terminate in a rock emerald and a pearl, while the central pendant terminates in a small pearl and a sapphire.
- Production date
- 600 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 123 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Published: L. Wamser, Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas ostliches Erbe - Glanz, Krisen, und Fortleben einer tausendjahrigen Kultur, Munich, 2004, no. 495.
Pair with 1916,0714.4
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2015, Oct 29 – 2016, Feb 7. British Museum, Room 35. Egypt: Faith after the Pharoahs
2015 1 April - 15 Sept. Berlin, Bode Museum, 'EIN GOTT - Abrahams Erben am Nil'
2004 21 Oct-2005 3 Apr, Germany, Munich, Archäologische Staatssammlung, The World of Byzantium
- Acquisition date
- 1916
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1916,0704.3