**Originally Listed At $300**

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of beautiful high quality gold earrings (85% gold, equivalent to 20K+) - each one presenting a wide, crescent-moon-shape comprised of a hollow gold sheet tube with a very thin curved wire for attachment. These earrings would have belonged to an elite Roman woman. 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. Stunning and potentially wearable (see condition report). Size of one: 0.5" W (1.3 cm); total weight of both: 1.4 grams

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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Slight bending to form, with light deposits on upper surfaces of crescents. Could be made wearable with modern findings.