Gold earrings, one of the representative jewelry artifacts of ancient Korea, are generally classified according to the thickness of their central ring; some earrings have a thick hollow ring, while others have a thin solid ring. Representing the former category, this pair of earrings was excavated from the Bomunri Husband and Wife Tomb in Gyeongju. The thick hollow rings were elaborately decorated with the filigree method, wherein thin metal threads or tiny granules are attached to the surface of an object, either by soldering or by manipulating the chemical properties of the metal. With hundreds of gold granules and threads forming delicate flower and tortoiseshell patterns, this pair of earrings is the most resplendent of all earrings ever discovered in the mounded tombs of Silla.