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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A LARGE PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD AND GARNET EARRINGS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Each with broad tapering navicella-shaped hoop mounted with a tear-drop cabochon garnet within a box setting with gold sphere border, a rigid collared pendant below with inverted pyramid of four large spheres with granulated clusters, a tear-drop garnet inlay on each side, with collared sphere terminal
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Each with broad tapering navicella-shaped hoop mounted with a tear-drop cabochon garnet within a box setting with gold sphere border, a rigid collared pendant below with inverted pyramid of four large spheres with granulated clusters, a tear-drop garnet inlay on each side, with collared sphere terminal
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Acquired in 1958 from Jacques Matoussian.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium