Kashan Carpet Rectangular Drop Earrings

$52.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Unique art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. These eye-catching earrings reference a magnificent 16th-century Kashan carpet in The Met's Islamic Art collection. Named after an Iranian city where silk carpets have long been produced, Kashan carpets with such a fine, entirely silk construction are rare and intricate creations; only about 20 are known to survive, and four are in the Museum's holdings. This particular example belongs to a small group of silk weavings with an exceptionally high knot density…