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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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LOT 1126
Byzantine Gold Floral Earring Pair
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant with Christ
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Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £16
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
