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LOT 0201
Byzantine Gold Earrings with Crosses
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (10.80 grams total, 59-60 mm).
Each a crescent plaque with integral wire loop and fastener, applied radiating granules to the rim, the field an openwork panel of tendrils and grapes surrounding an equal-arm cross. [2]
Provenance
Formerly in North American collection, 1990s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
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