Ca. 600-700 AD A stunning matched pair of gold earrings. Each a round hoop with hook-and-eye closure and crescent-shaped plaque of lacelike filigree coils with a central circle. Suspended below are four dangles with stone bead finials. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: L:Set of 2: 40-41mm / W:22-23mm ; 6.97g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.