Roman hoop earrings, 1st-2nd century AD
Gold
Max diameter of hoop: 1.5cm
11721 IVP
Hollow hoop earrings with a seam along the inner curve, the ends tapering into irregularly round wires, the two ends hook into one another with a loop, the wire then...
Hollow hoop earrings with a seam along the inner curve, the ends tapering into irregularly round wires, the two ends hook into one another with a loop, the wire then twisting back on itself. Modern S-hooks.
Provenance
Private collection, Germany; acquired 19th centuryMs K. Messner, Munich, Germany; by descent from the above
