Gold Half Moon-Shaped Earring with Peacocks, late 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in. (5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3 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 Half Moon-Shaped Earring, Peacocks, late 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall, 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 1/8, 5.5 4.9 0.3 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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