gratuitous presents post

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glasseye commissioned earrings from Bill Dawson for my birthday, based on fifth- and sixth-century Germanic jewelry. They're silver hoops with truncated cubes at the bottom, which makes them geeky in at least three different ways.


The earrings:



Fifth- and Sixth-Century Originals:

East Germanic, fifth century:



Danube, second half of fifth century:



Danube, second half of sixth century: