A single Roman gold ear-ring, c. 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.

A single Roman gold ear-ring, c. 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.

Code: 2778

£125.00

Description: A single gold ear-ring, comprising a circular hoop with a small circular boss augmented by gold wire on one side, and two groups of linear gold granulation on one side of the hoop. Some encrustation and some small kinks to the hoop, otherwise condition good.

Size: 12 mm/0.5 ins. across (measured vertically), weight 0.6 g

Culture: Roman

Date: c. 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.

Provenance: Previously the property of Mrs A. Davies, of Astarte Gallery, Britannia Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, acquired during the late 1960s-1990s.