Gold earring with pearls, garnet and glass, 8th c. AD, 9 x 2.5 cm and 8.2-8.4 g.

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery

Material: Gemas/Perlas Metales Vidrio | Type: Joyería/Adornos personales | Countries: Irak

  • Period

    5th millennium BC – 19th century AD

  • Red List

    Lista Roja de Emergencia – Iraq

Category

Accessories and instruments – Jewellery
Metal (copper, bronze, silver, gold), shell, gemstones (carnelian, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, turquoise), glass, ivory, hardwood, ceramics, faience. Necklaces, earrings, threaded beads, etc.; hammered, gilded, cast, carved or granulated. Animal and floral motifs. May be inlaid.
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