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LOT 0096
Roman Gold Earring Pair
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.45 grams total, 31 mm each).
A matched pair of gold earrings, each a substantial hoop with hinged closure and granule detailing, columnar sleeve with applied cells and inset carnelian cloisons, granule cluster finial. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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