
Late Antique Gold and Garnet Amphora Earrings

(hung on 21-karat modern gold earwires for wear)
3rd - 4th Centuries AD
ex: several private American collections. Originally acquired by Antiquarium Ltd. in the early 1980's from a private New York collection, 1960's
cf: Hackens, Tony ; Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design. Classical Jewelry (Providence, 1975) no.59
#4787