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Pair of Openwork Earrings

Year Eastern Roman Imperial, ca. 3rd-4th century A.D.
Medium Emerald, gold
Dimensions height: 4.8 cm; 2 in.

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Provenance

Private Collection (New York) by inheritance from his father (collected before 1979);

Private Collection (New York), 1999.

Literature

Comparanda:

Stefanelli, Lucia Pirzio Biroli ; L’Oro dei Romani (Rome, 1992) no.257, 269 Ruseva-Slokoska, Ljudmila ; Roman Jewellery (Sophia, 1991) no.54

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Artwork Details

Pair of Openwork Earrings — detail
Pair of Openwork Earrings — detail
Pair of Openwork Earrings — detail
Pair of Openwork Earrings — detail
Pair of Openwork Earrings — detail