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THBGorgeous Roman Gold Earrings Lapis, Agate, & Glass
Lot 23
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Dec 10, 2020
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2020-12-10 12:00:00
2020-12-10 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : All That Glitters | Ancient & Ethnographic
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/all-that-glitters-ancient-ethnographic-6192
Think glass, silver, gold, bronze, brass, wearable, decorative, worth owning! Unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from east to west. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fabulous Russian Icons with silver oklads. Ancient / Ethnographic jewelry, and more! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Think glass, silver, gold, bronze, brass, wearable, decorative, worth owning! Unique finds from Egypt, Greece, Italy, the Near East. Asian art from east to west. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fabulous Russian Icons with silver oklads. Ancient / Ethnographic jewelry, and more! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful matching pair of ornate earrings hammered from sheets of 87-90% gold (equivalent to 20K+ to 21K+) with petite lapis lazuli inlays within the central bezels. The shield-form bodies are adorned with twisted gold filigree around the peripheries and retain slender gold strips that adhere to the back of the lower, bar-shaped component. Each lower bar has a pair of protruding hemispheres that flank a central stone inlay, and the lower periphery features three wire loops with dangling spherical beads shaped from either banded agate, greenstone, or glass globules in red, blue, or green hues. A magnificent pair boasting impressive style, artistry, and technique. Size of largest (glass beads): 0.875" W x 2.2" H (2.2 cm x 5.6 cm); quality of gold: 87% to 90% (equivalent to 20K+ to 21K+); total weight: 9.1 grams.
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-Fortuna Arts, Ltd., New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
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#157266Wearable as shown. Slight bending to ear wires, circular and ovoid bodies, and bead wires, with light nicks and abrasions to earrings, stone, and glass components, otherwise intact and excellent. Great patina and very light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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