PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY

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THREE PAIRS OF FATIMID GOLD EARRINGS
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
Each formed of a central sphere of fine wire-work with attachment loops at top, three domed elements around in either sheet gold or filigree, a bead mounted below, three smaller earrings each missing one domed element, one larger earring missing the bead below
Largest 2in. (5.3cm.) long

Provenance

Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Luzern (Inv. nos. K 731 E; K 731 E I)
Private Collection, Luzern, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

A pair of basket earrings, similar to those in the present lot, was in the an assemblage of gold found in a small pottery jar in Tiberias in the late 20th century. It also included nine Fatimid gold dinars, the latest of which was dated to 1063 AD, suggesting the latest date by which the earrings could have been made.

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