Description
Each of these earrings is formed from a simple hoop that ends in a hook-and-loop closure. An oval garnet is fixed below the loop on each earring; one earring has a much larger garnet, and a small ball affixed above the setting. The lower portion of each earring is decorated with two parallel rows of granules.
Provenance
Acquired in Jerusalem. Said to be found in Jordan (1984 ); Acquired in Jerusalem, 1984. Said to be found in Jordan.
Accession Number
1985.174
Medium
gold and garnet
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); Overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Classification
Jewelry
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Frederick D. Brodkey
