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LOT 0078
Late Eastern Greek Gold and Silver Earring Pair
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.3 grams total, 41-42 mm).
Matched pair, each a gold open loop with bulb below supporting a silver imitation fig. [2]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0078
Late Eastern Greek Gold and Silver Earring Pair
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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