4th-5th century AD. A matched pair of hollow-formed gold boat-shaped earrings with garnets, each with a panel of annulets and granulation to the outer face, collar with filigree edges and granulated spheres; Eastern Empire workmanship. 9.58 grams total, 20-22mm (1"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 180301; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 167843/07/12/20.[2]