Moon-shaped earrings
Golden earrings the lower part of which is moon-shaped and bears a massive drum. All the parts of the earrings are adorned with fine granulation with dominant triangular motives. They are domestic products even if similar items appeared in the Old-Croatian princedom. The earrings were found in a very rich grave of the so-called Princess of Staré Město, together with other golden jewels and adornments.
Provenance: Staré Město, site „Na Valách“,burial ground near the church, grave 193/51
Date: 1st half of the 9th century
Size: 3,3 x 2,3 cm, weight 4,9 g
Storage: Moravian Museum, Brno, CZ