MATCHING PAIR OF BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT OPENWORK EARRINGS

Ca. AD 700 - 900. A matching pair of silver-gilt earrings, each formed of a twisted hoop joined to a hollow openwork globular terminal, decorated with applied filigree rosettes arranged within lobed panels. For similar see: M. Jenkins, M. Keene, Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 21D. Size: 45-45mm x 42-43mm; Weight: 35g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.