Reproduction
Object Category
jewellery
Description
Pair of earrings, gilt brass, with beaded rim, and small ring. One earring is more 'brassy' than the other, which is more 'coppery'. Byzantine hoops with fixed suspension loop, one loop type, Ogden dates to mid-5th to 7th c. A.D. see Odgen 1990, 172-3.
Publications
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, 13, pl. IX. 213
- Swift, Ellen, A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt, 37
Production Period
(possible) Byzantine Period
Material
Dimensions
3.1 cms
2.6 cms
More Brassy Ring weight: 2.81 gms
More Coppery Ring weight: 3.01 gms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC6885
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
