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Lot 80

Two pairs of Classical gold earrings
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7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Two pairs of Classical gold earrings
Circa 2nd Century B.C. - 2nd Century A.D.
The Hellenistic earrings with twisted wire hoops with terminals in the form of a female head, modern hooks added, 1.5cm diam; and a pair of Roman gold and glass earrings, the wire hoops decorated with lateral green glass biconical beads and glass pendant beads, with modern hooks and one modern pendant bead, 3.3cm high (4)

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Provenance:
Dr. George Csonka Collection, UK, acquired 1970s-1980s on the London market, thence by descent.

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