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Gilt Silver Jewelry w/ Byzantine Glass Beads

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**Originally Listed At $400**

Ancient Near East, Byzantine Empire, Early Medieval Period, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A set of gilt silver earrings and ring shaped from 90% silver featuring lovely polychrome mosaic glass beads from ancient Byzantium. Each earring is fitted with a glass bead beneath a pair of modern carnelian beads, and the ring is adorned with a deep red, orange, and green glass bead. The colorful compositions of the beads makes them stand out gracefully against the gilt silver settings! Size (bead on ring): 0.56" L x 0.45" W x 0.3" H (1.4 cm x 1.1 cm x 0.8 cm); (ring setting): 0.15" L x 0.93" W x 1.05" H (0.4 cm x 2.4 cm x 2.7 cm); (each earring): 0.36" W x 2.17" H (0.9 cm x 5.5 cm); silver quality: 90%; gold quality: 1%; total weight: 10.2 grams; US ring size 6

Provenance: private Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA collection, acquired in 1996 via inheritance in Hollywood, Florida, USA

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#180836
Condition Report: Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Glass beads are ancient; gilt silver settings and carnelian beads are modern. Small chips to some glass beads, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to glass coloration.

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**Originally Listed At $400**

Ancient Near East, Byzantine Empire, Early Medieval Period, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A set of gilt silver earrings and ring shaped from 90% silver featuring lovely polychrome mosaic glass beads from ancient Byzantium. Each earring is fitted with a glass bead beneath a pair of modern carnelian beads, and the ring is adorned with a deep red, orange, and green glass bead. The colorful compositions of the beads makes them stand out gracefully against the gilt silver settings! Size (bead on ring): 0.56" L x 0.45" W x 0.3" H (1.4 cm x 1.1 cm x 0.8 cm); (ring setting): 0.15" L x 0.93" W x 1.05" H (0.4 cm x 2.4 cm x 2.7 cm); (each earring): 0.36" W x 2.17" H (0.9 cm x 5.5 cm); silver quality: 90%; gold quality: 1%; total weight: 10.2 grams; US ring size 6

Provenance: private Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA collection, acquired in 1996 via inheritance in Hollywood, Florida, USA

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#180836
Condition Report: Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Glass beads are ancient; gilt silver settings and carnelian beads are modern. Small chips to some glass beads, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to glass coloration.

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