Gold, 3.30/3.27 grams, 36.76/38.52 mm. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A delicate pair of Roman earrings formed as a D-shaped wire hoop attached to a shallow-bossed flat gold disc with ropework border, a central spiral surrounded by three s-scrolls and granulations. From the loop hangs a tubular pendant in the form of a ewer with s-scrolled wire 'handles' and pyramids of granulation beneath. Reference: cf. the earrings in the British Museum from Tortosa published in Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery, London, 1961, pl.54(b). Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection. This item is accompanied by an XRF ancient metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.