CNG 87, Lot: 2253. Estimate $750. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pair of gold earrings. Romano-Parthian, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Each with thin shield decorated with triple spiral ornaments with central globules. Ornate pendants with with tapering hollow-formed globes terminating in a series of globules. Half of loops plain, giving way to coiled lower portions. Overall length: 6.9cm. Some encrustation on one pendant, surface damage as expected for these delicately formed pieces.