Roman
A pair of Roman gold 'Pompeian' earrings, circa 1st century BC / AD
Gold
Length: 3.5 cm
Composed of sheet gold over a core, the earrings are decorated with small gold balls above, the reverse with spiral filigree and s-shaped ear loops.
Composed of sheet gold over a core, the earrings are decorated with small gold balls above, the reverse with spiral filigree and s-shaped ear loops.
Provenance
American private collection, New York, acquired in the 1990sLiterature
These earrings are typical of gold jewellery of the 1st century AD and similar examples are depicted in the mummy portraits of the Julio-Claudian and Flavian periods.