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Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Earrings (pair)

600s

Byzantium, early Byzantine period

gold, pearls, glass, and emeralds
Overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.178
Location: 104 Late Antiquity

Did You Know?

This piece of jewelry was worn by a woman in the fashionable courts of Byzantium. Decorated with pearls, glass, and emeralds, these gold earrings are delicate, yet eye-catching. Do you think these chandelier-style earrings would be fashionable today?
  • found at Medinah el Fayoum, Egypt; (Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York).
  • Milliken, William. "Byzantine Jewelry and Associated Pieces." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 34, no. 7 (September 1947): 167-175. Mentioned: p. 167; Reproduced: p. 174. www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 58 archive.org
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.178