ROMAN GOLD LOZENGE AND TEARDROP EARRINGS Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of gold pendant earrings comprising a lozengiform cell with a crimped plate surround enclosing a green glass insert; on the reverse, a wire loop and ring with piriform pendant and suspension wire. Gold and glass, 2.16 grams, 27 mm; 2.01 grams, 28 mm. Extremely fine condition. [2] Provenance Acquired on the London art market in the late 1990's. Literature See Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery.
ROMAN GOLD LOZENGE AND TEARDROP EARRINGS Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of gold pendant earrings comprising a lozengiform cell with a crimped plate surround enclosing a green glass insert; on the reverse, a wire loop and ring with piriform pendant and suspension wire. Gold and glass, 2.16 grams, 27 mm; 2.01 grams, 28 mm. Extremely fine condition. [2] Provenance Acquired on the London art market in the late 1990's. Literature See Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery.
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