LOT 197 ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH CAMEO PORTRAITS AND DANGLING BEADS
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Ca. 100-200 ADA remarkable pair of gold earrings, each comprised of a loop and a rectangular-shaped box bezel set with a finely rendered sardonyx cameo with a profile bust of a noble lady with elegant coiffure and wearing a draped garment. Below the box is a transverse bar with loops from which ribbed vertical rods with dangling beads are suspended. For a similar see Christie's Online Auction 14573, Lot 25, 29 Nov - 8 Dec 2016.The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: L:31mm / W:11mm ; 6.73gProvenance: Property of a London Art gallery; formerly acquired on the US Art market; previously in US collection I. G. formed before 1970.
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