ROMAN GOLD EARRING PAIR 1st-3rd century AD A pair of gold earrings with shield device to the front, plaited rope border to the edge, applied wire to the centre forming a diamond shape with central boss; threaded through the hoop a sphere of gold with granule decoration to the top and beads forming a point to the base; hooks added later. 6.02 grams total, 43mm (1 3/4"). [2] Condition Fine condition. Provenance From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.
ROMAN GOLD EARRING PAIR 1st-3rd century AD A pair of gold earrings with shield device to the front, plaited rope border to the edge, applied wire to the centre forming a diamond shape with central boss; threaded through the hoop a sphere of gold with granule decoration to the top and beads forming a point to the base; hooks added later. 6.02 grams total, 43mm (1 3/4"). [2] Condition Fine condition. Provenance From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.
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