<em>Pair of Earrings with Three Wheel Ornaments</em>, 6th century C.E. Gold, 3/8 x Diam. 1 15/16 in. (0.9 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 05.442a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 05.442a-b.jpg)

Pair of Earrings with Three Wheel Ornaments, 6th century C.E. Gold, 3/8 x Diam. 1 15/16 in. (0.9 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 05.442a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 05.442a-b.jpg)

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Pair of Earrings with Three Wheel Ornaments

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Gold

DATES 6th century C.E.

PERIOD Late Antique Period

DIMENSIONS 3/8 x Diam. 1 15/16 in. (0.9 x 5 cm) Hoop: Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 05.442a-b

CREDIT LINE Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund

PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by 1905, acquired by Aziz (Azeez) Khayat of Tyre, Syria (now Lebanon) and New York, NY; January 14, 1905, purchased from Aziz Khayat by the Brooklyn Museum.

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Solid Gold

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CAPTION Pair of Earrings with Three Wheel Ornaments, 6th century C.E. Gold, 3/8 x Diam. 1 15/16 in. (0.9 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 05.442a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 05.442a-b.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 05.442a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005

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