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Roman gold earring with pearls

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AR2636
Object: Roman gold earring with pearls

Material: Gold and pearls.

Period: 2nd cent. AD to 3rd cent. AD.
Late Roman Imperial period.

Description:    Earring made of gold wire. The wire forms an oval with one bent ends, one to form a loop, the other to form a hook. A decorative group of small gold beads is mounted at the loop. Another such group is mounted at the lower side of the oval and extends into a straight wire with its end twisted into a knot. Two gold beads are strung to the wire.
Overall a very nice specimen and typical gold jewellery for the eastern provinces during late Roman Imperial times.

Dimensions: 34mm x 18mm.

Condition: Perfect condition. Gold wire, granular decorations and pearls in its original condition and intact.

Provenance: Acquired in 2018 in a European auction house. Consigned from the asset of the collection of orientalist N. Giron (1884 to 1941), that was build before 1941.

References: Similar L. Ruseva-Slokoska, Roman Jewellery, p. 119, Cat.no. 38 and p. 120, Cat.nr. 41.

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