Rare Pair of Ancient Greek Earrings Set with Garnets Shakudo Swirling gold tendrils curl around

Swirling gold tendrils curl around windows of black enamel

I couldn't be more honored to bring this treasure to market

hallmarked for Chester

this nicely hallmarked example has both a dog clip and a fully etched and faceted T-bar

This chain is likely French in origin

Rare Pair of Ancient Greek Earrings Set with Garnets Shakudo Swirling gold tendrils curl aroundA beautiful pair of Garnet earrings circa 300 CE, this extremely rare garnet cabochon earrings. It is so rare to find true ancient earrings like this, for so often, in the past nearly two millennia, one would be separated from the other And two ancient earrings with garnet "carbuncles" is quite in line with the ancient fascination with the garnet. According to Thomas Lind, the prolific garnet historian, Pliny the Elder translates anthrax [garnet] into