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556 - COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD AND PEARL EARRINGS Ca.

Estimate £1,200 - £2,000

Description

COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD AND PEARL EARRINGS Ca. AD 1 - 300. A collection of four gold earrings, including, from top left: a hoop earring with coiled terminals, a looped wire panel, and suspended pearl, garnet, and blue stone beads divided by gold spacers; a hoop earring with a square gold bead decorated with granulation and flanked by two pearls; a hoop earring with a pendant pearl below clustered granules and curled wire ornaments; and a twisted hoop earring with coiled terminals and a suspended stone bead. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 98.11.96. Size: 17-25mm x 14-21mm; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market acquisition, 1980s. This item has been cleared 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 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

Pictures credits:

Apollo Art Auctions Ltd