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A Pair of Gold Earrings
Roman, Imperial Period, 2nd - 3rd century A.D.
Gold
Length: 2.0 cm (with hangers)
Width: 0.7 cm
Depth: 0.9 cm
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The earrings are each made from a round gold wire, which gradually transitions into a rectangular cross-section. The wire is bent to form a hoop with a loop at one end, into which the other end is inserted. Just below the loop, a small sheet gold shield was soldered on, with a gold bead at its center and a fine twisted gold wire applied around the edge. Intact. Modern hangers made of 900 (20 kt) gold.
PROVENANCE
Formerly priv. coll. H. L., Rhineland, before 2000. With Gorny & Mosch, Auction 305, Munich, lot 629.
NOTE
For the type, cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 74.51.3736 (online).
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