Bidspirit auction | STUNNING PAIR OF BYZANTINE OPENWORK

STUNNING PAIR OF BYZANTINE OPENWORK GOLD EARRINGS WITH CROSS - Ca. AD 500 - 700. A matched pair of gold earrings, each with a crescentic openwork pendant suspended from a rounded wire and framed by a curved rim enclosing a central beaded roundel pierced by a cross-in-circle, flanked by peacocks; the perimeter set with applied hollow bosses.For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 14573, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, Lot 15.Size: 42-45mm x 38-40mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Private London collection; acquired in France in the early 2000s; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.