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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kyratango, post: 591054, member: 5006&quot;]Here am I! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Total wrong description made to cheat...</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance private collection....</p><p><br /></p><p>My collection is private, as was my mother&#039;s and Grand&#039;s... We have bought &quot;sh.t&quot; too<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even claiming they were obtained legally (not from an archaeologic site, for sure<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>Vaguely in ancient Roman style (very vaguely<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie29" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p>The soldered loops between the pendants and the hooks, the soldered other loops on the back of the bar, the CAMEOS and their ondulated flat wire mount!!! The Indian faceted &quot;emerald&quot; roundels, the gold color and &quot;feeling&quot; of it (these Roman Empire ANCIENT jewels were made in 22 or 24 carat gold!).</p><p><br /></p><p>For the condition, I&#039;ve seen very fine ancient earrings with all dangles complete, only&nbsp; mis-shaped hooks due to the high carat gold&#039;s softness, with still high lustre pearls after more than 1000 years<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www1.alliancefr.com/wp-content/uploads/bqimages/boucle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />This one, dating between 100 BC to 400 AC was found in Jerusalem during archaelogical searches in a Byzantine layer. Amazing!</p><p><br /></p><p>This site seems to show authentic ancient jewellery:</p><p><a href="https://ancienttouch.com/roman%20gold%20jewelry.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ancienttouch.com/roman%20gold%20jewelry.htm" rel="nofollow">https://ancienttouch.com/roman gold jewelry.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER], this quizz is a top notch idea![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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