Gold earring
A pair of gold earrings, each made of a crescent-shaped hoop that ends in a hook and a stem supporting a cup-shaped pendant. Smooth, polished surfaces catch the light against a plain grey ground, showing the simple, sculptural forms of the jewelry.
Look closer: The hook of the left earring curls back over the hoop, a small finishing detail that is easy to overlook.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- probably 7th century BCE
- Medium
- Gold
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76