ROMANO-BYZANTINE. Lot of two (2) gold earrings. Late 5th-9th centuries.

Electronic Auction 502
Lot: 835. Estimated: $ 750

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Sold For $ 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ROMANO-BYZANTINE. Lot of two (2) gold earrings. Late 5th-9th centuries. (35mm, 4.76g and 34mm, 4.74g). Large hoops attached to two rows of gold bar and granulated beads of uniform shape and size. A well-matched pair of attractive and wearable earrings. As made.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 488 (24 March 2021), lot 782; Cora Witten Collection.

Cora Witten was the widow of book and antiquity dealer Laurence Claiborne Witten, II (1926-1995). In Greek and Roman Egyptian dowries, gold jewelry was recorded in terms of its net gold weight, with no mention of artistic quality. These gold earrings were both functional and a source of quick money. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) items in lot.

Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2021 at 14:38:00 ET.

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