id:			125057
accession number:	1946.493
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.493
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Crescent-Shaped Earring, 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople?, Byzantine period, 11th century. Gold filigree with cloisonné enamel; average: 2.3 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1946.493

title:				Crescent-Shaped Earring
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creation date:			1000–1100
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1100
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Byzantium, Constantinople?, Byzantine period, 11th century
technique:	gold filigree with cloisonné enamel
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Jewelry
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Average: 2.3 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Early Christian and Byzantine Art</em>, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD (April 24-June 24, 1947).

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PROVENANCE

	(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art).
	date: -1946
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1946-
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fun fact:
Small gold cells were created to hold enamel paste of different colors; when fired, they harden and appear jewel-like.

digital description:
The Byzantine lady who wore this earring may also have woven similar ornaments into her hair. Those who could afford it adorned not only their body but also their clothing with glittering jewels and shimmering gold.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.), and Dorothy Eugenia Miner.<em> Early Christian and Byzantine Art, An Exhibition Held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, April 25-June 22 [1947]</em>. Baltimore: Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1947.
	page number: 	cat. no. 488
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