3rd-7th century AD. A matched pair of round-section penannular earrings with bituminous(?) body wrapped in a sheet-silver sleeve, with collars and partial remains of three gilt bulbous bosses to each terminal; perhaps a zoomorphic design. 17.8 grams total, 37mm each (1 1/2"). From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [237]

Fine condition.