Lot Essay
For the type see no. 193 in Davidson and Oliver, Ancient Greek and Roman Gold Jewelry in the Brooklyn Museum.
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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A PAIR OF PARTHIAN GOLD EARRINGS
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Each with a hinged strap hoop, with loops on the underside supporting an elaborate pendant in the form of a large hollow ovoid topped with an inverted cone with three S-scroll straps, granulation along the length of the scrolls, clusters in the spirals, a thin horizontal rectangular bezel above framed by granules and set with red glass imitating garnet, bands of ornament formed of granulation and perforations along the ovoids, including arches and triangles, a band of filigree ropes below, the lower portion with seven small loops each supporting a larger ring with a bell-shaped pendant, a small loop at the base of the ovoid, perhaps originally also supporting a pendant
Each: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Each with a hinged strap hoop, with loops on the underside supporting an elaborate pendant in the form of a large hollow ovoid topped with an inverted cone with three S-scroll straps, granulation along the length of the scrolls, clusters in the spirals, a thin horizontal rectangular bezel above framed by granules and set with red glass imitating garnet, bands of ornament formed of granulation and perforations along the ovoids, including arches and triangles, a band of filigree ropes below, the lower portion with seven small loops each supporting a larger ring with a bell-shaped pendant, a small loop at the base of the ovoid, perhaps originally also supporting a pendant
Each: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1980s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 2004 (Ancient Works, no. 94).
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 2004 (Ancient Works, no. 94).