Crescent-Shaped Earring
1000–1100
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Crescent-Shaped Earring, 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople?, Byzantine period, 11th century. Gold filigree with cloisonné enamel; average: 2.3 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1946.493 The Byzantine lady who wore this earring may also have woven similar ornaments into her hair. Those who could afford it adorned not only their body but also their clothing with glittering jewels and shimmering gold. Small gold cells were created to hold enamel paste of different colors; when fired, they harden and appear jewel-like.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- gold filigree with cloisonné enamel
- Dimensions
- Average: 2.3 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1946.493
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- <em>Early Christian and Byzantine Art</em>, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (April 24-June 24, 1947).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 104 Late Antiquity
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