Earrings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden earrings with multiple decorative dangling elements. Made of gold-colored metal, possibly brass or bronze. Long, thin, curved piece of metal forms the top of each earring, resembling a hook. Main body of each earring is a semicircle adorned with intricate designs, including circles, flowers, and geometric patterns. Small gold balls embedded within the design. Bottom of semicircle features a row of small decorative elements, each consisting of a sphere atop a cylinder. Three larger, ornate spherical shapes with intricate designs dangle from bottom of each earring. Purple and white threads tied around top of each earring. Background is white. Earrings titled "Earrings" by an unidentified artist.