One of a Pair of Gold Cloisonné Earrings, 500–550, Frankish, Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings, green stone; garnets with unpatterned foil backings are restorations, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in. (3.9 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Hoop earrings with polyhedral beads, derived from late Roman jewelry, remained fashionable among Frankish women from the 400s through the 700s. Many are delicate pieces, their beads decorated with garnets or precious stones
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Pair, Gold Cloisonné Earrings, 500–550, Frankish, Gold, garnets, patterned foil backings, green stone, unpatterned, restorations, Overall, 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 9/16, 3.9 3.3 1.4 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Hoop earrings, polyhedral beads, derived, late Roman, jewelry, remained fashionable, Frankish women, 400s, 700s, delicate pieces, beads decorated, precious stones
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