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LOT 1126
Byzantine Gold Floral Earring Pair
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (3.17 grams total, 36-38 mm).
Matched pair, each an openwork floral plaque with a hook to the reverse, attached pearl bead and two dangles with garnet beads. [2]
ProvenanceLondon collection, before 1995.
TimeLine Auctions, 25th-27th February 2016, no.512.
Private collection, Suffolk.
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