Earring, 6th–7th century, Made in Italy, Langobardic or Byzantine (?), Gold, garnet, glass; inlays are possible restorations, Overall: 1 9/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in. (4 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Fashionable in Italy for at least a century before the arrival of the Langobards, earrings of the “basket” variety, like the many shown in this case, quickly became part of Langobardic women’s dress.
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Earring, 6th–7th century, Italy, Langobardic, Byzantine, Gold, garnet, glass, inlays, possible restorations, Overall, 1 9/16 x 11/16, 4 1.5 1.7 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Fashionable, century, arrival, Langobards, earrings, basket, variety, shown, case, quickly, part, Langobardic women, dress
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