A ROMAN GOLD FILGREE CRESCENT EARRING, the whole decorated with fine openwork filigree scrolls, three suspension loops at the base with pendant chains (probably terminating with beads now missing), circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D. or later, 1½in. (3.8cm.) long; a pair of gold hoop earrings, with central disc decorated with granules and a rigid pendant composed of gold spheres and a cylindrical collar, 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) long, all circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.; and a pair of gold tapering hoop earrings, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D., 5/8in. (1.8cm.) long (5)

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A ROMAN GOLD FILGREE CRESCENT EARRING, the whole decorated with fine openwork filigree scrolls, three suspension loops at the base with pendant chains (probably terminating with beads now missing), circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D. or later, 1½in. (3.8cm.) long; a pair of gold hoop earrings, with central disc decorated with granules and a rigid pendant composed of gold spheres and a cylindrical collar, 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) long, all circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.; and a pair of gold tapering hoop earrings, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D., 5/8in. (1.8cm.) long (5)

拍品專文

Item one: cf. P. F. Davidson and A. Oliver, Jr., Ancient Greek and Roman Gold Jewelry, The Brooklyn Museum, 1984, nos. 109-110, pp. 108-109 where it is noted that all of the known examples occur as single earrings, not pairs