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LOT 0205
Parthian Electrum Earring Pair
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (10.02 grams total, 21 mm each).
A matching pair of gold hoop earrings, each composed of a tapering hoop with expanded central section, adorned on both faces with gold pellets, pyramid clusters and a larger pyramid cluster finial with pyramid granules to each pellet; hinged closure. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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