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LOT 0783
Roman Gold Earring Pair
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (1.6 grams total, 17-19 mm).
Matched pair, each a graduated hoop with conical granule cluster. [2, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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