Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF VIKING AGE OPENWORK

PAIR OF VIKING AGE OPENWORK HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS - Ca. AD 700 - 900. A matched pair of openwork gold earrings, each formed as a hollow polyhedral bead with lobed panels of granulated scrolls and lattice-filled compartments. Both terminate in a small spherical finial and are fitted with a hinged wire hook at the top.For similar see: M. Jenkins, M. Keene, Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, cat. 39a-39b.Size: 20-34mm x 19-20mm; Weight: 8gProvenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.