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LOT 0997
Western Asiatic Elaborate Gold Earring Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 - 2 1/8 in. (23.7 grams total, 52-55 mm).
Comprising a hollow penannular tube with domed finials, hinge and suspension bar attached; to the outer edge of the tube, nine rings each with a hollow discoid pendant; to the inner edge of the tube, a crescentic plaque set with six garnet cloisons and a heart-shaped cell with granule detail, inset cabochon garnet, supporting a sheet-gold flower. [2]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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