Lot no. 346
TWO PAIRS OF HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH RED GARNET CABOCHONS AND PEARLS. Ca. 300 BC - AD 100 A collection of four gold earrings including, from left to right: a pair of earrings, each with a flattened hoop with a drop-shaped frontal cell inset with a red garnet and a cluster of fine granules hanging from the lower arc; and a matched pair of earrings, each with a simple wire hoop fronted by a circular ribbed disc set with a white bead, with a loop and granule cluster below and a suspended drop-shaped pearl. Size: 19-24mm x 10-13mm; Weight: 3.2g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1917,0601.2673.
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