MATCHED PAIR OF LATE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS WITH DROP-SHAPED RED GARNET CABOCHONS. Ca. AD 300 - 500. A matched pair of gold earrings, each composed of a gold hoop suspending a short vertical chain of ribbed links. At the base of each chain is a gold setting with a small circular blue stone above a larger teardrop-shaped red garnet cabochon. A decorative openwork gold element is attached below each pendant. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist. Size: 64-65mm x 15-16mm; Weight: 5.6g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a Belgian private collection of A.G. 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.