Culture: Byzantine Date: c. 9th–12th century CE Material: Silver Size: each ca. 30 x 29 mm Technique: Twisted wire and applied granulation (small dot decoration), common in Byzantine and early Islamic silverwork. Condition: Good; with surface wear, patina, and minor encrustations consistent with age Byzantine silver hoop earring, composed of a circular wire hoop decorated with a large bulbous ornament worked with fine twisted wire and applied granulated patterns. This earring demonstrates the skilled craftsmanship of Byzantine jewelers, who combined elegant forms with intricate surface detail. Silver jewelry played an important role in Byzantine society, worn both as personal adornment and as a visible display of wealth and social rank. Earrings of this type, often with bulbous filigree and granulated decoration, are well-documented from Byzantine hoards and burials across the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea littoral.