MATCHED PAIR OF BYZANTINE OPENWORK HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS WITH PEACOCKS. Ca. AD 600 A matched pair of gold earrings, each with a curved ear hook above a crescent-shaped frame edged along the outer contour with applied beading, the centre with an openwork panel of two peacocks flanking an upright trefoil with scrolling tendrils below. Size: 31-34mm x 27-28mm; Weight: 8.84g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.3910; The British Museum, Museum number AF.347.