Two pairs of Creole earrings. Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. In gold.

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Dec 23, 2021

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  Two pairs of Creole earrings. Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. In gold. Measurements: 12 x 13 mm and 11 x 12 mm. One of the pair of Roman earrings in question has a crescent shape, with a hollow and smooth structure, composed of a hand-forged sheet and closed by soldering; the other pair has a more pronounced crescent shape, almost closed. Although the earrings were made in the Roman period, stylistically they have their roots in Greek jewelry, an important artistic trend that covered a large number of objects within the Greek territory. Greek artisans worked from necklaces, crowns, to rings, diadems, bracelets and, of course, earrings. The stylistic differentiation between these objects allows them to be catalogued according to a period (Bronze Age, Mycenaean Civilization, Minoan Civilization, Dark Ages, Archaic Period, Classical Greece, Hellenistic Period, Roman Greece) or place of origin. The most used material was gold, worked following different techniques (filigree, casting, granulated, chiseled) and the combination of stones such as emerald, garnet, glass or even pearls. Within its ornamentation, the representation of figurative elements related to the plant and floral world, as well as animal and Greek mythological deities stands out.
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