Pair of Imperial Roman Gold Earrings

Minor repair, original S-style earwires adjusted for modern wear.

1st - 2nd Centuries AD

height: 30 mm. (1 3/16 in.)

#2446

ex: private American collection, before 1998

Published: The Magazine Antiques November, 1998: advertisement; Architectural Digest Jan 2001: jewelry ad (try NY Pub Lib for scanned copies); Town & Country Magazine October, 1998: advertisement

Comparandua: Taisei Gallery; Gold & Silver Auction. Pt.2. Ancient to Renaissance. Western Asiatic, Greek, Roman , Byzantine, Islamic, European Renaissane (11.05.1992) no.206 Rudolph, Wolf ; Ancient Jewelry from the Collection of Burton Y Berry (Bloomington, 1973) no.145.c