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Filigree Handmade .950 Silver Medieval Bird Reproduction Dangle Earrings

$ 114.04

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

    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.