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A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS

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A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

Composed of a tapering hoop with hook and loop closure, the hoop embellished with ribbed wire on the interior and exterior, and an open work disk below the closure, with a wheel-shaped ornament of beaded wire with a hemispherical hub and five radiating granulated pyramids attached to the hoop with a small disk, 1 9/16in. (4cm.) long (2)