
A pair of crescent-shaped gold earrings, the outer border formed by a thin strip soldered perpendicular to the thin sheet of metal in which are pierced the main decorative motifs of the earring - two birds facing each other, drinking from a vase set between them, above a scrolling border. The outer border is decorated with nine balls of gold (soldered); the large hoop is separately made.
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