PAIR OF SASANIAN GOLD HAIR RINGS WITH CARNELIAN CABOCHONS

Ca. AD 300 - 600. A matched pair of gold hair rings, each formed as an open circular hoop with evenly spaced transverse corrugations. The confronting terminals take the form of stylised animal heads with applied pellet eyes. Each ear is set with an oval cabochon carnelian held in a raised collet bordered by beaded wire. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 158. Size: 35-38mm x 35-38mm; Weight: 12g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex private collection M.T., Munich, since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.. >

Estimation:€1,186.06

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