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LOT 0154
Late Roman Gold Earrings with Pearl Drops
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (13.44 grams total, 56 mm each).
Matched pair, each a crescent hoop with four gold chain dangles with pearl finials. [2]
ProvenanceEx Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, December 2010.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
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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From the Constable Maxwell collection, given as a gift to a long term employee, with inscription to verso. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12620-235747. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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