Hand carved Anglo Saxon medieval kite shield museum earrings. Earrings design inspired by medieval Britain shields from the 12th century during the reign of the Anglo-Saxon and Vikings. A kite shield is a large, almond-shaped shield rounded at the top and curving down to a point or rounded point at the bottom. The term "kite shield" is a reference to the shield's unique shape, and is derived from its supposed similarity to a flying kite. - Hand sculpted and domed - Solid yellow bronze also called jeweler gold bronze charms - 1.25" long earrings. - Signed in the back by artist - Soldered eyelet on top - 14K gold filled ear wire. - Gold filled has 100 times more gold than plated thus does not rub or peel off. - Nickel free. - Each piece is fired individually thus sizes and colors may vary slightly from the listed pictures. - Handcrafted and shipped from our Florida studio. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. There is no nickel and is hypoallergenic and antimicrobial. It is not coated in gold. It is the natural color of yellow bronze. Bronze does oxidize over time and is easily polished.