COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD EAR ORNAMENTS. Ca. AD 100 - 300 A collection of gold ear ornaments, including, from left to right: an earring with a shield-shaped plaque bordered by fine beading and centred by a cluster of granules, suspending a globular drop on a short link; an earring with an openwork quatrefoil plate from which descends a scrolling wire pendant; an earring with a circular bezel enclosing a dark red cabochon; and a plain elongated biconical gold bead pierced longitudinally. Size: 17-31mm x 5-10mm; Weight: 8.3g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.