Pair of Earrings, 11th–12th century, Attributed to Iran, Gold; filigree and granulation, Jewelry, This pair of crescent-shaped earrings is constructed entirely with gold wire and filigree; details of the decoration are achieved through the openwork filigree and fine granulation. The earring has a crescent-shaped body created as a box-construction: on top and bottom, stripes of gold with granulation at the edges hold two openwork filigree bands on the sides, each containing a row of ten small decorative medallions
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