Earrings

Description

Earrings - a traditional women’s silver ornament intended to be worn on the ears. The museum object consists of a pair of earrings. The main section of each earring is dome-shaped. Its surface bears linear ornamentation which, according to the inventory description, was enhanced using the niello technique. The main sections are made of silver of 875 fineness, while the pendants are made of silver of 750 fineness. The components are joined by soldering, and individual decorative elements are ornamented with granulation. The lower group of pendants is missing from one earring.
The combination of a dome-shaped body and movable pendants enhanced the decorative appearance of the earrings. When worn, the pendants moved and emphasised the form and artistic character of the jewellery. The use of casting, granulation, soldering, and niello reflects the skills of 20th-century jewellers in shaping silver, producing small decorative components, and highlighting ornamental designs.
The museum object is an ethnographic source illustrating traditional women’s adornment practices, the construction of pendant earrings, and the use of silver of different finenesses within a single piece of jewellery.