Lot 332
332
A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS, of lunate sheet gold form with pierced-work design showing two peacocks flanking a plant motif, perhaps a stylized 'Tree of Life', surrounded by a border with punched circles, five hollow gold spheres attached to the outside edge, with high arched loop, circa 7th Century A.D.

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A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS, of lunate sheet gold form with pierced-work design showing two peacocks flanking a plant motif, perhaps a stylized 'Tree of Life', surrounded by a border with punched circles, five hollow gold spheres attached to the outside edge, with high arched loop, circa 7th Century A.D.
1¾in. (4.3cm.) long max. (2)

Lot Essay

Both hoops have been stamped with a French control mark at the time of their sale earlier this century. This type of earring is well-known from Asia Minor and also recorded from elsewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean area, including Italy

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