Gold Earring with Rectangular Shield

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    Excellent

  • Materials

    gold

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    Gold Earring with Rectangular Shield

    2nd-3rd Century's A.D

    Circular hoop with rectangular shield and stone. Bezel on the shield is shaped like a truncated tetrahedral pyramid with horizontal periphery, decorated with diagonal fluting. The stone is dark blue and its surface is smooth with only very minor signs of age. Very close parallels with similar shields can be seen in the 3rd Century Castellani Collection of the British Museum.