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LOT 0801
Roman Gold Earrings
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (10.33 grams total, 46-48 mm).
Each composed of a penannular hoop with filigree ornament, single granulated bead below, suspended on a cylindrical bar with vertical columns of filigree wire; elements joined with later silver wire; repaired. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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