A PAIR OF “BARETTA” EARRINGS WITH GLASS CABOCHONS - former Kofler-Truniger collection Roman, ca. 3rd century AD. Gold sheet (gold ca. 76–85%) hammered into the shape of stylized dolphins. A red glass bead set in a halo. Small pendant rods with red and green glass beads. L 2.5 cm, H 4 cm. Total weight ca. 6.9 g. Gold partly slightly wavy. Some small losses to the pendant. Provenance: - Former collections of Ludwig Marx, Mainz, and Albert Sieck, Munich. - Auction Dr. F. X. Weizinger & Co., Munich, October 28–31, 1918, lot 997, Ill. 34. - Probably auctioned by Theodor Fischer, Lucerne, June 13–17, 1950, lot 797 (acquired December 1, 1950, according to index card). - Collection Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne (inv. no. K739), acquired from the above. - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne. Exhibited: Kunsthaus Zurich, E. and M. Kofler-Truniger Collection, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 442 (with exhibition catalog). Literature: Kunsthaus Zürich (ed.): Sammlung E. und M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 46, No. 442 (without ill.). * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.