Late Antique Gold and Garnet Amphora Earrings

(hung on 21-karat modern gold earwires for wear)

 

 

3rd - 4th Centuries AD

 

 

 

ex: several private American collections. Originally acquired by Antiquarium Ltd. in the early 1980's from a private New York collection, 1960's

 

 

cf:  Hackens, Tony ; Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design. Classical Jewelry (Providence, 1975) no.59

 

 

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