Byzantine Art Earrings

Byzantine art — the artistic tradition of the Eastern Roman Empire that flourished for a thousand years from Constantinople to Venice — is characterized by gold, mosaic, rich color, and intricate geometric patterning. These earrings draw on that tradition with sterling silver elements that evoke Byzantine motifs: crosses, geometric patterns, intricate metalwork, perhaps with pearl or crystal accents that recall the luminous mosaics of Ravenna and Hagia Sophia.

• Byzantine-inspired sterling silver design — geometric, ornate, historical
• Freshwater pearl or crystal accents
• Sterling silver ear wires
• Nickel-free and hypoallergenic

Byzantine jewelry carries the weight of a thousand-year artistic tradition — the empire that bridged the ancient world and the medieval, that preserved classical learning and transformed it into something new. To wear earrings inspired by that tradition is to carry a small piece of that bridge with you, the ancient and the contemporary meeting at the ears. Style with rich colors and the particular confidence of someone who knows her history.