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487 - MATCHED PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH OPENWORK DROPS.

Estimate £900 - £1,500

Description

MATCHED PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH OPENWORK DROPS. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A matched pair of gold earrings, each with a tapering, round-section hoop centred on a slightly domed circular plaque with a raised boss and a notched border, suspending an openwork drop formed from linked scrolls with applied granules and finished with a rounded bead. Size: 30-32mm x 16-17mm; Weight: 4.9g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were also published in a professional catalogue. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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