Earring

Description

Earring - a metal women’s ornament intended to be worn on the ear. The museum object is made from a thin metal plate and has a semicircular form. Its upper edge is shaped decoratively. The front surface bears an embossed pattern composed of zigzag lines. The ear hook has not been preserved.
Earrings of this form belonged to the traditional repertoire of women’s jewellery. The shaping of a thin metal plate by forging and the application of zigzag ornamentation gave the structurally simple object a decorative character. Its compact form and ornamented surface reflect 20th-century methods of producing and decorating metal jewellery.
The museum object is an ethnographic source illustrating women’s adornment practices, the production of earrings from thin metal plates, and the tradition of decorating jewellery with zigzag patterns.