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LOT 0106
Roman Gold Hoop Earring Pair with Pearl Drops
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.53 grams total, 26-27 mm).
Each hoop with hook-and-eye closure and granule, wire dangle with pearl seed bead. [2]
Provenance
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 9, for type.
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