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Gold Earrings with Decorative Beads

Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei Provincial Museum
Wuhan, China

These two earrings have hooks shaped to fit around the ear and allow the lower portion to dangle. The hanging portion is a triangle formed from twisted gold wire, with a decorative coil of gold wire at the point of the triangle. Between the coil and the hook, there is a single triangular turquoise stone. Either side of the frame is adorned with a turquois stone in the shape of a six-petaled flower, and a single pearl ornaments the lower-left corner.

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  • Title: Gold Earrings with Decorative Beads
  • Location: Tomb of Prince Zhuang of Liang, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province
  • Medium: Gold and Precious Stones
  • Excavation Date: 2001
  • Dynasty: Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
  • Dimensions: Height: 5.5cm, width: 4cm, hook length: 5.7cm, weights: 13.8g and 14g
Hubei Provincial Museum

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