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Filigree Handmade .950 Silver Medieval Bird Reproduction Dangle Earrings

$ 114.04

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

    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.