MATCHED PAIR OF ROMAN EARRINGS WITH LARGE CENTRAL CABOCHONS AND PENDANTS

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A pair of gold earrings, each formed with a circular box setting enclosing a domed white cabochon within a plain gold frame. The settings are suspended from gold wires forming the upper loop. Hanging below each cabochon is a vertical pendant terminating in a small loop. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 16396, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, Lot 35. Size: 20-22mm x 45845mm; Weight: 2g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art.