One of a pair of silver earrings consisting of a large hoop approx 50mm in diameter below which a row of four silver beads are attached (each approx 10mm in diameter). Above these is a plaque with a relief of a two headed bird, and to right and left of the beads, on the main ring, is a further small decorative silver element, possibly representing a mouth from which the ring emerges.
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