A PAIR OF EARRINGS - former Kofler-Truniger collection Roman, ca. 1st–2nd century AD. Gold with a curved shield with gold granulation on the edge and a gold bead pendant. L 3 cm. Total weight ca. 2.3 g. Some dents and signs of use. Provenance: - Former collections of Ludwig Marx, Mainz, and Albert Sieck, Munich. - Auction Dr. F. X. Weizinger & Co., Munich, October 28–31, 1918, lot 988, Ill. 34. - Theodor Fischer, Lucerne (acquired December 1, 1950, according to index card). - Collection Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne (inv. no. K738), acquired from the above. - Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974. - By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne. Exhibited: Kunsthaus Zurich, E. and M. Kofler-Truniger Collection, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 434 (with exhibition catalog). Literature: Kunsthaus Zürich (ed.): Sammlung E. und M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 45, No. 434 (without ill.). * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.