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Ornaments

Earrings

耳饰

Ornaments worn at the ear: hoop earrings, slit rings, plugs and pendants.

Types in this category

Objects

Nephrite ring with a single radial slit cut through one side

Jue (slit ring)

Chüeh (Ornament)

Qin and Han Dynastiesjade

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Circular gold earring of the Ming dynasty, formed as a plain hoop 3.8 cm across

Ear ring

Gold earring

Ming DynastyGold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold earring, ming dynasty, 3.8 cm across.

Ear ring

Earring

Ming DynastyGold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jade (nephrite) slit ring, shang and zhou dynasties, 3.5 cm across.

Jue (slit ring)

Slit Ring (Jue)

Shang and Zhou DynastiesJade (nephrite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art