Pair of Amphora Earrings
Year
Late Roman or Early Byzantine, ca. 5th-6th century A.D., after a Hellenistic Greek type
Medium
Gold, garnet, wrapped with modern 22 carat gold ear wires
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Provenance
Private Collection (Europe), assembled 1980s-1995;
Antiquarium Ltd. (New York), 1998;
Private Collection (USA), 1998-2000.
Literature
Comparanda:
Hackens, Tony ; Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design. Classical Jewelry (Providence, 1975) no.59 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York acc. no. 17.190.151
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