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Filigree Handmade 24k GP .950 Silver Medieval Bird Reproduction dDangle Earrings

$ 142.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Theme: Medieval, Middle Eastern Jewelry, Birds
  • Style: Dangle
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Brand: Across The Puddle
  • Approx. Earrings Weight: 0.5 oz - 14 g
  • Approx. Earrings Width: 1.8 in - 46 mm
  • Main Stone: No Stone
  • Condition: New with tags
  • Approx. Earrings Length: 2.3 in - 58 mm
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Colombia
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Manufacturing Process: Handmade
  • Metal Purity: .950 Silver
  • Color: Silver
  • Fastening: French Wire
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Metal: gold-plated-silver
  • Charm-Character: Bird
  • Packing: Packing includes a jewelry box or velvet bag
  • SKU: EP-BI006-GF-SIL-YG
  • Type: Earrings

    Description

    These earrings draw inspiration from a pair of a crescent moon-shaped earrings found in Iran and believed to belong to the 11
    th
    -12
    th
    century. Filigree jewelry was popular in medieval Syria and Iran. In a 12th century manuscript, the Treatises of FIxed Stars, female figures representing constellations are portrayed wearing crescent shaped jewelry.
    Earrings are handmade in Colombia out of .950 silver by an artisan specialized in the art of ancient filigree.
    The original earrings are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York.