Bidspirit Auktion | MATCHED PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD

MATCHED PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD FILIGREE EARRINGS - Ca. AD 100-300.A pair of gold earrings, each featuring a shield-boss as their centrepiece. From the top edge of each of the bosses, a loop emerges, allowing for the attachment of a hook with its broadened and flattened strap intricately covered with a ropework decoration to both faces. Suspended below are clusters of spheres adorned with applied filigree. Cf. Christie's, Live Auction 1164, Ancient Jewelry, 13 December 2002, Lot 639.Size: 41mm x 16mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private London collection, pre-2000s.