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

$ 142.56

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

    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.