2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Each with ear hoop mounted with a domed shield hung with ribbed pendant rod terminating in a sphere and granule below, four granules above; and another pair of Roman gold earrings, each with convex dome mounted on twisted parallel wire ear hoop, with collared inverted pyramid pendant below composed of four granulated spheres
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) and 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long respectively (4)

Provenance

Acquired in 1960 from Jacques Matoussian (item one); and acquired in 1964 (item two).

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Antiker Schmuck, Gold und Silber, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1982, nos. 22 and 12 respectively.

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