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1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A LARGE ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST EARRING
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Consisting of an oval amethyst in gold setting decorated with ribbon border with zigzag pattern, set on plain hoop from which hangs a heavy cylindrical pendant decorated with interlinked wire decoration and threaded with a pearl at the base
2 in. (5.3 cm.) long
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Consisting of an oval amethyst in gold setting decorated with ribbon border with zigzag pattern, set on plain hoop from which hangs a heavy cylindrical pendant decorated with interlinked wire decoration and threaded with a pearl at the base
2 in. (5.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Stahlberg collection.
European private collection.
European private collection.
Exhibited
Kunst der Antike, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 1977.
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