Pair of Askos Earrings
Year
Roman Imperial, ca. 3rd-4th century A.D.
Medium
Gold, garnet, glass, wrapped with modern 22 carat gold ear wires
Dimensions
height: 4 cm; 1 9/16 in.
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Provenance
Private Collection (Europe), assembled mid to late 1970s-early 1990s.
Literature
Comparanda:
Gallerie Koller; Collection D’Orfevrerie Antique. Moyen-Orient, Antiquite Classique, Epoque Byzantine (Zurich, 11.15.1982) no.55-56
Hornbostel, Wilhelm ; Kunst der Antike : Schatze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz (Mainz, 1977) no.428
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