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LOT 0095

Roman Gold Boss Earrings

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (3.84 grams total, 33 mm each).

Each composed of a central slender hoop flanked by a single strand of decoratively twisted filigree wire, domed plaque to upper body, granulated bulbs below. [2]

Provenance

From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1981,0905.16 and 1981,0905.15, for comparable examples; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 74.51.3257 and 74.51.3746, for comparable.

CONDITION

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LOT 0095

Roman Gold Boss Earrings

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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