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| Keywords: Langobardic - Basket Earring - Walters 571662.jpg One of the most common types of Langobardic jewelry the basket earring receives its name because it is backed by a hemispherical basket of gold wire as in this example The front is open in the middle and was originally set with a pearl Its small size suggests it may have been a child's century 7 Early Medieval gold cm 3 5 1 2 2 4 h x w x diam accession number 57 1662 40115 Henry Walters New York by purchase Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Sale Joseph Brummer New York Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Lombard jewellery from Italy Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
