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Earrings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two long bronze earrings with dark bronze filigree, red stones and green stones against a gray background. The earrings are identical and oriented vertically. Each earring has three pieces connected by links. The top piece is a four-pointed star shape with a red stone in the middle. The middle piece has a teardrop shape in the middle with a double circle of red and green stones around it. The bottom piece is a flower shape with a red stone in the middle. Strings of red and green stones connect the three pieces together. The top of the earrings have bronze hooks. The background is plain gray. Earrings.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century–19th century
Medium
metal
Culture
European, Eastern
Dimensions
472 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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