Date : approx. between 1100 and 1200
Material : Gilded silver, Cloisonné enamel
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
Art byzantin russe
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Objets d'Art
Jewel (Boucles d'oreille)
Vitrine : V06
Area related
Kiev (Ukraine)
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These earrings combine diverse artistic features. The Byzantine (cloisonné enamel decoration), Kievan Rus' (enamel in segments, and Islamic (construction), suggest that the artist had knowledge of several traditions.
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