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LOT 0747
Byzantine Gold Earring
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.11 grams, 23 mm).
Hollow-formed drum with domed lower face, applied collar and two rows of granules, split loop above.
Provenance
Ex European collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a North London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 0747
Byzantine Gold Earring
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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