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Richard Tang 22K Granulated Gold Roman Coin Clip Earrings

Creator: Richard Tang
Offered by: Macklowe Gallery, Ltd

Description
These contemporary earrings set with ancient Roman coins were created by the Hong Kong - American jeweler Richard Tang. Each circular clip earring is set with a Roman Denarius from the Republican period, dating from circa the 2nd century B.C., alternately shown with obverse depicting the helmeted demi-goddess Roma, and the reverse of a similar coin depicting Zeus carrying a scepter and throwing a thunderbolt riding in a 4-horse chariot driven by winged Victory, both set in a circular gold frame with a hemi-surround of sunburst pattern granulation. Tang’s contemporary gold and silver earclips celebrate the artistic sensibility of the classical world, which created beauty even in its coinage, while enhancing the coins’ modeling via the virtuoso technique of granulation, an ancient art mastered by few living jewelers.

Item #: ER-20106
Artist: Richard Tang, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Circa: Contemporary
Size: 1.125” diameter
Materials: 2 Roman Republican silver denarius; 22K gold
Signed: With maker’s mark for Richard Tang, 22K

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Mexico
Period:	1950-1999
Materials:	2 Roman Republican silver denarius; 22K gold
Condition:	Good.
Metals:	Gold, Silver
Styles / Movements:	Mid-Century
Dealer Reference #:	ER-20106
Incollect Reference #:	563473

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