Roman Gold Earring Pair with Bead Drops

CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (7.02 grams total, 38 mm each).

Matched pair, each comprising a leaf plaque on a triangular band with three loops, each with a round-section tubular ribbed shaft with blue and green glass beads; hook closure to the reverse. [2]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, item 2659, for type.

CONDITION

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