Byzantine Gold Earring with Plant and Birds
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6th-7th century AD. A gold earring with crescent plaque, hook-and-eye closure, five hollow-formed spheres to the outer rim, openwork detailing of a five-leaf plant in a billeted ring flanked by birds with wings spread. CF. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 618. 6.39 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). Property of a Richmond gentleman; part of his family collection formed before 1980; thence by descent.
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Fine condition.
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Byzantine Gold Earring with Plant and Birds
Estimate £250 - £350
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