An interlacing design clip earrings

Description

Size: 7/8″ x 7/8″

Inspired by the center motif of a gold filigree rosette with a four-partite interlacing design. The technique used may represent an outgrowth of the earlier Fatimid tradition.
Syria or Egypt, last half of the 14th century A.D.
24 Karat antique gold-plate over pewter and brass.