The Met Store Earrings*Hellenistic Chain Earrings

Our delicate chain earrings pay tribute to a late Hellenistic parure, or matching set, of gold, garnet, and agate jewelry dating to the 1st century B.C. Jewelry played a prominent role in ancient Greek life and ritual, with pieces typically passed down as family heirlooms. Our earrings interpret these objects with a lapis-colored enamel detail.