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1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,750 inc. premium
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A pair of Parthian gold and garnet earrings
Iran, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Each composed of gold loop hinged to a ovoid bezel below inlaid with green glass, from which a crescent shaped garnet-inlaid element is suspended, flanked by two gold bead strung wires, two pendant garnet inlaid teardrops hanging either side of a gold filigree bead strung wire, one with a small malachite bead, 2½in (6.3cm) long (2)
Iran, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Each composed of gold loop hinged to a ovoid bezel below inlaid with green glass, from which a crescent shaped garnet-inlaid element is suspended, flanked by two gold bead strung wires, two pendant garnet inlaid teardrops hanging either side of a gold filigree bead strung wire, one with a small malachite bead, 2½in (6.3cm) long (2)
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Provenance:
UK private collection, acquired in the 1970s.
























