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Earringfirst half of 11th century

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Gold earring with a smooth wire hoop, coiled wire collars, and a hollow spherical pendant of openwork lattice decorated with granules, tapering to a pointed finial

Unknown, Earring, first half of 11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Earring
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
first half of 11th century
Medium
Gold, fabricated entirely from sheet, wire and granules
Dimensions
Height: 1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.540
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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