PAIR OF EARLY ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS. Ca. AD 100-200. A striking pair of matched heavy gold earrings, each composed of a curved thick band with applied granulated pyramids. Jewellery was particularly important for Roman women because this was something that was their own property and not their husbands'. The precious material and delicate decoration of these earrings suggest that they might have belonged to an aristocratic Roman woman. For similar see: Cf. Gagarin, M. (2010). 'Jewellery' in: Gagarin, F., Gagarin, M., & Fantham, E. (eds). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press.; cf. Grubbs, J. (2002). Women and the law in the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook on Marriage, Divorce and Widowhood. London: Routledge. To find out more about Roman women, see Balsdon, J. (1983). Roman Women: Their History and Habits. London: Bodley Head. Size: 40-43mm x 35-35mm; Weight: 37g Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman based in London; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s in Germany; Gorny & Mosch 2012. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.