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LOT 0805
Roman Gold Earring Pair
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.92 grams total, 21 mm each).
Matched pair, each hoop with hook-and-eye closure, filigree wound round the shank, wire dangle. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 9, for type.
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