Bidspirit auction | MATCHED PAIR OF BYZANTINE SILVER

MATCHED PAIR OF BYZANTINE SILVER AND BRONZE EARRINGS - Ca. AD 1000 - 1200. A matched pair of earrings with arched ear wires suspending hollow openwork pendants of near-spherical form, each constructed from pierced sheet panels with applied granulation and a globular drop terminal.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1970.70.1.Size: 48-50mm x 20-20mm; Weight: 19gProvenance: Private London collection; acquired in France in the early 2000s; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s.