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LOT 0159
Byzantine Inlaid Gold Earrings
4TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (8.87 grams total, 42 mm each).
A pair of non-identical gold hoop earrings, each composed of a large bulb, hinged hoop above adorned with three granulated cells set with glass (one insert absent); four circular cells to the equator set with stones of alternating blue and red colour, granulated lozenges between, pyramid bulbs below adorned with granule clusters, collar of suspension loops above; articulate hinges. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0159
Byzantine Inlaid Gold Earrings
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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