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Earring/ornament

A work made of gold.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold.

Date:

Three Kingdom period (57 B.C.-A.D. 676)

Artist:

Korea

About this artwork

Gold earrings such as this one were one of the quintessential indicators of the elite class during the Three Kingdoms period (c. 57 BC–AD 676). Royals or aristocrats during this time were buried with many goods, almost invariably with earring. Based on the thickness of the uppermost rings, this set was worn by a female member, most likely hung from a separate strap around the ear. The noteworthy embellishment is the three-sided leaflets further adorned with minuscule granulation of golden grains, a testament of a sophisticated goldsmith technique at the time.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Earring/ornament

Place

Korea (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

57 BCE

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

A: 9.4 × 3 cm (3 11/16 × 1 3/16 in.); B: 9.5 × 3.1 cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Fund

Reference Number

1945.170a-b

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