Lot 561
Eastern Mediterranean, Byzantine Empire, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A pair of gold hoop earrings formed from slender wire loops and embellished with hollow spherical beads spaced along the circumference. Each hoop is centered by a larger bead decorated with applied granulation and delicate wirework, creating a textured focal element. The wire tapers to a curled hook at one end, while the opposite end retains paired loops that once formed part of the clasping mechanism, with an attachment element likely missing. One hoop is slightly smaller in appearance due to loss of a short section of terminal wire and a tighter curl, but it is the matching mate. Size of larger: 1.2" Diameter x 0.25" W (3 cm x 0.6 cm); total combined weight: 4.2 grams
Provenance: private London, United Kingdom collection; ex-private Vienna, Austria collection, acquired between 1980 to 2000
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#200930
- Condition: Professionally cleaned. One example is missing the terminal wire end, with loss to a spherical element and surface indentations. The other is missing a loop on the clasp, with indentations to the spherical elements and loss to one. Both show mineral encrustations. Not wearable.
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