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LOT 1078
Eastern Roman Gold Earring with Granulation
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.53 grams, 15.45 mm).
Comprising a crescentic hollow-form body with applied filigree and pyramidal granule clusters, finials formed as coiled cones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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