Roman earrings with shields and garnet drops, 2nd-3rd century AD
Gold and garnet
Drop: 4.2cm
11641
Drawn-gold hoops adorned by large plain shields with hatched borders, a drop on each holds two large garnet beads.
Modern butterfly clasp attached.
Provenance
Dr I Mueller, Chicago University, USAPrivate collection London, UK; by descent from the above
Literature
Compare P. Davidson & A. Oliver, Ancient Greek and Roman Gold Jewellery in The Brooklyn Museum (New York 1984), p.117, no.127
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