Yellow gold plate and black are the classic colors of Damascene jewelry from Toledo, Spain They feature a beautiful and intricate design of gold birds, acanthus leaves and flowers inset in a black metal background. Damascene jewelry is created by insetting gold and silver wires or foil into a dark, oxidized metal surface, creating intricate designs and a contrasting black and gold effect. This ancient technique, also known as damascening, involves carefully etching or chiseling a design into the metal, then pressing the precious metal into the grooves. The final step is oxidizing the background metal to a deep black, highlighting the inlaid gold and silver. These earrings are three circles: the large outer circle is roughly 1” in diameter, and the post and dangling discs are each roughly 1/2” in diameter