LARGE BYZANTINE GOLD EARRING WITH PEACOCKS

Ca. AD 500 - 600. A gold earring with an openwork lunate plaque, the field with two confronted peacocks flanking a central spray. A dotted inner border runs beneath a plain rim, small hemispherical studs set at the flanks. A round-section wire hoop passes through a loop at the apex and fastens with a hooked catch. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1583, Ancient Jewelry, 8 Dec 2005, Lot 125. Size: 50mm x 41mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s. .

Estimate:£400

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