Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of beautiful and potentially wearable (see condition) gold earrings with a looped chain hanging from a simple gold loop clasp. At the end of each chain, there was once a small, deep cream pearl below a small gold bead. Only one of these pearls remains now. These earrings would have belonged to a high status Roman woman. Size: 0.75" W x 1.75" H (1.9 cm x 4.4 cm)

Roman women - especially of the upper classes - had their ears pierced and wore one set of earrings. Jewelry was particularly important to women in Roman society because it was legally their own property, independent of their husband's wealth, and they could use it as they saw fit.

Provenance: Ex-Private Florida collection

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One is missing its pearl. The clasps are intact but delicate and may need some restoration to become wearable without harming them.