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THBRoman 20K+ Gold, Garnet, & Green Chalcedony Earrings 8g
Lot 45
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Artemis Gallery
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 Gallery
Mar 12, 2020
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2020-03-12 10:00:00
2020-03-12 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Wow! An elegant pair of earrings originally made to be worn by an elite woman. Each is composed of 85% gold (equivalent to 20K+) sheet hammered into a square with a reinforced lower edge and three loops embedded in it. Below those loops are three dangling hammered sheet diamonds, also made of hammered gold. Inlaid into each diamond face - three total on each earring - is a wine red garnet disc. Below the diamond is a trapezoid with repousse mirrored wing forms and a gold pin emerging from its lower end. Below that on two of the three is a large, pale green chalcedony bead; a same-sized chalcedony bead is placed in the center of the gold sheet above using a delicate gold wire. Although the form sounds complicated, when viewed together they form a cohesive whole that calls to mind an altar or entrance to a temple. Furnished with modern solid 14K ear hooks and modern solid 10K rings, these earrings are wearable. Size: 0.55" W x 1.55" H (1.4 cm x 3.9 cm); gold is 85%, equivalent to 20K+; total weight: 7.8 grams
Provenance: ex-private Johnson collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired at auction between 2010 and 2013
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#153591Hooks and rings are modern, but everything else is ancient. One of the red garnets is lost. The gold sheet has some tiny tears along its edges. Wearable!Condition
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