Lot no. 168
LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS.
Ca. AD 1 - 300
A collection of six gold earrings, including, from left to right: an earring with a flattened oval body; a hoop of twisted wire with a thicker lower section ending in a cluster of fine granules and a simple hook fastening; a circular hoop of plain round wire with a pendant of stacked granules; a hoop of twisted wire with a plain fastening segment; a round hoop with a shield-shaped plaque on the outer curve and a short coiled wire pendant; and a plain circular hoop formed from a single wire.
Size: 14-22mm x 12-19mm; Weight: 6.7g.
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.
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