A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD LUNATE EARRINGS, 6TH-7TH CENTURY AD

An elaborate pair of lunate earrings from the early Byzantine period. The earrings are worked in a repousse manner with the centre perhaps showing large bunches of grapes(?) along with foliage in an 'opus terrasile' technique while the rest of the composition shows decorated motifs such as repeated pellets and twisted or beaded wire signs. The edges of the sheet are framed with flat wire and on the outside rim hollow pellets are soldered to the edge.
55 by 45 mm.
Weight together: 9.3 gr.

PROVENANCE
Ex-European private collection acquired before 1970