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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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