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THBRoman 20K+ Gold & Pearl Earrings - Wearable!
Lot 44d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 13, 2020
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2020-02-13 10:00:00
2020-02-13 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. In a word, head-turner! These gorgeous gold earrings comprised of 84% gold (equivalent of 20K+) and natural pearls are simply stunning. The design features a large 84% gold (equivalent to 20K+) hoop with an intricately composed dangler featuring a loop with a long extension around which gold wire is wound and adorned by granule clusters and pearls. In addition, an 84% gold (equivalent to 20K+) chain swag dangles from the hoop, and the hoops themselves are further adorned with wrapped wire, one with another seed pearl. Interestingly, some scholars have interpreted the hoops of Roman earrings as representing abstract coiling snakes which symbolized immortality. A fabulous pair of Roman earrings, elaborately ornamented with fancy danglers, both fitted with modern 20K gold hooks so that they are ready to wear. Indeed these are gorgeous works of wearable art! Total weight: 13.7 grams. Size: 3" L x .75" diameter hoops (7.6 cm x 1.9 cm) + .5" L (1.3 cm) hooks. Gold quality: 84%, equivalent to 20K+
Before cultured pearls were created in the early 1900s, natural pearls were very rare and incredibly expensive. Hence, they were typically possessed only by noble and wealthy individuals. According to the NOVA program entitled The Perfect Pearl, "At the height of the Roman Empire, when pearl fever reached its peak, the historian Suetonius wrote that the Roman general Vitellius financed an entire military campaign by selling just one of his mother's pearl earrings."
Provenance: ex-Frances Artuner collection, Belgium, collected in the 1960s
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#151708Hoops are a tad misshapen as expected, but still present their forms nicely. Minor nicks to seed pearls adorning wires wrapped around one of the hoops. The other hoop does not have any pearls adorning it. The danglers present pearls that are in very nice condition. All elements are ancient save the 20K gold hooks which were added later to make these earrings wearable.Condition
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