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LOT 0268

Estimate
GBP (£) 600 - 800
EUR (€) 690 - 930
USD ($) 800 - 1,070

WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD GEM-SET EARRINGS
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.76 grams total, 19-21 mm).

Comprising two diamond-section penannular hoops with loops; each with three granulated pyramids to the lower edge; the centre of the hoop with a triple-cell set with one green and two red glass (?) gems with granulated outer edges, flanked by two teardrop-shaped cells set with a red glass (?) gem. [2]

PROVENANCE:
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

CONDITION
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