Inv. n°: MMoCA644

Pair of Roman Gold and Emerald Garnet Ear Pendants

A rectangular emerald is centred on the gold reticulated square plate from which hang three gold rods, a cabochon garnet on the top and a rectangular emerald on the bottom of each.

h. 4 cm

3rd century AD

Gold, Emerald

Provenance

  • Ex Egon Tanner collection, Schaffhausen
  • Ex D. Cahn, Basel, September 2005
  • Acquired at Royal Athena-Galleries, New York, 10th December 2010

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2002, vol. XIII, p. 62, fig. 169
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2007, vol. XVIII, p. 69, fig. 172
  • J. Spier, "Roman Jewellery" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, 2011, p. 157, fig. 11

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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