Earrings, filigree domes

NameEarrings

Place madeTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

MediumGold

Dimensions1 15/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in. (4.9 × 1 × 0.9 cm) per piece

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.48ab

Object numberA.2015.19.48ab

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionDelicate, gold filigree earrings. At the top of the earring is filigree flower. Hanging below are two domes, the top one being larger. Metal dangles fringe the edges of the domes. From the center of the bottom dome hangs a small, round ball.