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LOT 0783
Byzantine Bronze and Silver Earring Pairs
CIRCA 10TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (35.2 grams total, 31-44 mm).
Comprising: a penannular bronze earring pair with integral granulated pendant drops; a bronze penannular pair with thick hoop, a white stone bead attached with coiled wire to the hoop; a pair of silver earrings with round-section hoops; a pair of annular bronze hoops with collars, one with a blue glass bead and the other with a collared silver bead. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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