PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS. Ca. AD 100 - 300. A matched pai…

Lot no. 888

Estimate: £1,200 - £2,000

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities

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PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS. Ca. AD 100 - 300. A matched pair of gold earrings with domed ovoid upper plaques and a cluster pendant of hollow bosses. Each earring is formed from a thin sheet backed by a narrow plaited strip. A pair of tight filigree volutes sits at the lower edge above a short tubular collar. The pendant is arranged as four hollow hemispherical bosses, each within a beaded circlet and flanked by short panels of fine granules. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1313, Ancient Jewelry, 11 December 2003, Lot 418; The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Object number 58-9-2. Size: 41-43mm x 18-16mm; Weight: 8.49g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s; This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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