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LOT 1426
Sarmatian Gold Decorated Earring
9TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (2 5/8 in.) (8.87 grams, 41 mm (20.04 grams total, 68 mm including stand)).
Hollow-formed U-shaped body with spiral-wound finial wire cones and granulated collars, repoussé pounced finial with beaded wire lateral loops, ribbed loops to the outer face; complete with custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Williams, D. and Ogden, J., Greek Gold, Jewelry of the Classical World, MMA, 1994, item 77, for type.
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Opening Bid: £300
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Opening Bid: £40
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