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

$ 142.56

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

    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.