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LOT 0265
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (4.33 grams total, 20.8-21.2 mm).
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold earrings each formed as a series of bulbs separated by beaded wire collars and with a pair of loops to each end of the shank. [2]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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