151 ROMAN GOLD OPENWORK EARRINGS WITH GREEN GLASS BEADS Designed as a stylized rosette centering a glass bead, atop a pair of volutes from which are suspended three glass beads. 3rd Century AD. L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) Ex D.T. collection, South Germany, since 1996. 152 PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS of semicircular openwork design with high, arching hoop for suspension and decorated with granulation. the external edge with a row of gold balls. 6th-7th Century AD. L. 1 3/4 in.(4.5 cm.); wt. 11.8 gr. Ex Swedish private collection, acquired by Royal-Athena in 1965; private German collection. 153 MIGRATION PERIOD GOLD BELT BUCKLE SET WITH ALMANDINE GARNET INLAYS Scarce. 5th Century AD. L. 1 in. (2.5 cm.); wt. 6.2 gr. Ex R.B. collection, Germany, 1990s. 154 OSTROGOTHIC PARCEL GILT BUCKLE IN THE FORM OF A BIRD set with three cabochon garnets and inscribed with a christogram. 5th-6th Century AD. L. 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm.) Ex private Luxembourger collection, acquired in the 1980s.
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