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LOT 0149
Roman Gold Earrings with Pearls
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (3.94 grams total, 50 mm each).
Matched pair, each comprising a tubular shank with hook-and-eye closure, free-running dangle with pearl bead and granule cluster below. [2]
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2010, no.160.
Accompanied by copies of the Gorny and Mosch catalogue pages.
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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