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Filigree Handmade .950 Silver Medieval Bird Reproduction Dangle Earrings

$ 114.04

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

    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.