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CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
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A PAIR OF OSTROGOTHIC GOLD AND GLASS EARRINGS
Circa 6th Century A.D.
Each with a large hoop-shaped earwire, round in section, threaded through a hollow polygonal bead and formed into a hook-and-loop closure, the bead perforation rimmed with beaded wire, four faces of each bead set with garnet-colored glass, the entire surface of the bead patterned with fine granulation
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) wide (2)
Circa 6th Century A.D.
Each with a large hoop-shaped earwire, round in section, threaded through a hollow polygonal bead and formed into a hook-and-loop closure, the bead perforation rimmed with beaded wire, four faces of each bead set with garnet-colored glass, the entire surface of the bead patterned with fine granulation
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) wide (2)
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1980s.