virtual-artifacts:

A pair of gold hoop earrings 

in the form of birds, with hook and eye clasp, each with garnet set to body and eye, with granluated decoration in the form of sunbursts, a series of four suspensions below with pearl and garnet
both 70 mm. long; total weight 9g.(2)

Greater Syria or Persia

10th Century

Gold, pearls and garnets.