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A Pair of Gold Earrings with Pendants

2.600 CHF

Net for Export

Roman

Roman, Imperial Period, 2nd - 3rd century A.D.

Gold & Green Glass

Length: 4.1 cm (with hangers)

Width: 0.7 cm

Depth: 1.8 cm & 1.9 cm

The earrings are each made from a round, curved gold wire that gradually becomes slightly flatter and broader. One end of the hoop forms a loop into which the other end is hooked. A small shield made of sheet gold is soldered onto the hoop just below the loop. The pendant is made from gold wire with a square cross-section. A loop at the top of the pendant allows it to be attached to hoop. Just below the loop, two eyelets are soldered onto the pendant, forming a double volute. A bead of green glass is threaded onto the lower part of the pendant. Intact. Modern hangers made of 900 (20 kt) gold.

PROVENANCE

Formerly priv. coll. François-Georges Pariset (1904-1980), French art historian and professor at the Université de Bordeaux; thence by descent.

NOTE

For the type, cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv.-no. 74.51.3718 (without hangers; online).

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