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| Keywords: Byzantine - Pair of Earrings - Walters 57560, 57561 - Front Back.jpg These dramatic colorful earrings were most likely made in Constantinople perhaps as an imperial gift to a Visigothic ruler of medieval Spain where the earrings were found The Visigoths a migratory group that ultimately settled in Spain had by the 6th century established trade and diplomatic contacts with the Byzantine court whose jewelry they much admired ca 600 Early Medieval gold pearls and semiprecious stones cm 11 2 4 4 2 5 accession number 57 560 57 561 77410 Found in Estremadura Henri Daguerre Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore October 1930 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine earrings Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Byzantine jewellery Ancient earrings | ||||
