Ca. 600-700 AD. A matched pair of openwork gold earrings in a crescent shape, each with a hook and eye closure and intricately decorated with granulation and tendrils. Byzantium was justly famous for the elegance of its jewellery, whether in precious metals for the aristocracy or in bronze for people further down the social ladder. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: L:30.5mm / W:25.6mm ; 8.25gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.