Lot Essay
For the type see nos. 488-508 in Yeroulanou, Diatrita, Gold Pierced-work Jewellery from the 3rd to the 7th Century.
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CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Each crescentic in form, with an openwork design of two stylized confronting peacocks on either side of a central palmette, the details incised, framed below by beaded wire, five hollow spheres soldered along the edge, the ear hoop joined to the concave edge, arching above, and hooked to a loop at one end; the hoop joined to modern gold balls and ear posts
Each: 1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Each crescentic in form, with an openwork design of two stylized confronting peacocks on either side of a central palmette, the details incised, framed below by beaded wire, five hollow spheres soldered along the edge, the ear hoop joined to the concave edge, arching above, and hooked to a loop at one end; the hoop joined to modern gold balls and ear posts
Each: 1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
with Robert Haber & Associates Inc., New York, 1980s.