COLLECTION OF ROMAN AND BYZANTINE EARRING AND OPENWORK PENDA…

Lot no. 958

Estimate: £750 - £1,500

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities

Description

COLLECTION OF ROMAN AND BYZANTINE EARRING AND OPENWORK PENDANTS. Ca. AD 1 - 400. A collection of gold earring and openwork pendants, including from left to right: a teardrop-shaped openwork pendant framed by a beaded border with paired circular piercings and scrolling tendrils below a rounded suspension eye and granule terminal; a small hoop earring with a sliding ovoid bulla and a pendent cluster of fine granules; and a globular openwork pendant of cage construction formed from intersecting annular ribs. For similar see: M. Jenkins, M, Keene, The Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 21; The British Museum, Museum number 1928,0717.2. Size: 11-21mm x 10-11mm; Weight: 4.6g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early1990s This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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