Gold 'Basket' Earring, 6th century, Made in Northern France, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 1 x 9/16 in. (2.5 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Opus interrasile was a technique used by goldsmiths to make elegant jewelry from the 200s through the 600s. Designs were traced onto sheets of gold; the background was punched with holes of various sizes to highlight the pattern; and fine details were then worked on the surface
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Gold, Basket, Earring, 6th century, Northern France, Byzantine, Overall, 1 x 9/16, 2.5 1.5 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Opus interrasile, technique, goldsmiths, elegant jewelry, 200s, 600s, Designs, traced, sheets, gold, background, punched, holes, various sizes, highlight, pattern, fine details, worked, surface
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