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LOT 0162
Roman Gold Earring Pair with Pearls
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (6.06 grams total, 62-64 mm).
Matched pair, each comprising a tubular shank with hook-and-eye closure, free-running dangle with pearl bead and granule cluster below. [2]
Provenance
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2010, no.158.
Private collection, Europe.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages.
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