PAIR OF EASTERN ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS WITH CAMEO FEMALE BUSTS

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Ca. AD 300 - 400. A pair of gold earrings, each with a looped wire closure and a crescentic plaque edged with a ribbed border and decorated with applied wire scrolls, centred on an oval collet set with a hardstone cameo carved as a female bust in profile. Six chain dangles are attached along the lower edge, each terminating in a dark bead. The reverse is plain. For similar see: I. Popovic, Roman cameos with female busts from Middle and Lower Danube, pl.XII, n. 21, British Museum number1896,0201.138 Size: 49-50mm x 28-29mm; Weight: 7.86g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Dutch art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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