Medieval Belt Buckle Earrings

$135.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Unique art jewelry makes a great gift. These artful earrings celebrate a rock-crystal belt buckle in The Met's holdings of medieval art. The original buckle is East German, made around the year 500 CE, while the gold-foil tongue is a Byzantine addition thought to be from around 500–600 CE. This striking ensemble, which we've nodded to with rock-crystal and white sapphire accents, exhibits the harmony between the Germanic and Byzantine styles.