A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS, CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
Reference: ART600520
A pair of gold earrings made from a circular thick wire which forms a circular loop closed with two hooks. The outside wire is decorated with five shouldered globules and the lunate panels created by another curved wire, with nine twisted gold spiral elements soldered together and flattened, radiating outwards from the central point. While the general shape reminds one of earlier prototypes the use of the hammered twisted wire is a technique used in later times.
28 mm. height.
6.80 grams.
CONDITION
Good condition.
PROVENANCE
European art market after 2000s.