Ming dynasty The lavish pendant of each earring modeled with two plum flower heads below a butterfly-shaped design to the front and reverse, and paired by intricate tubes enmeshed with thin wires, each flower head and the butterfly adorned with a central ruby cabochon set within a high collar, the top surmounted with a long, elaborately curved pin rising between a pair of flanking leaves. 1 1/2in (3.8cm) long excluding pin (2).