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LOT 0681
Eastern Roman Gold Earring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.26 grams, 20 mm).
Comprising a crescentic body with a cell at the centre, a hook-and-loop closure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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