946 - A pair of earrings and a ring featuring two cabochons and granules, Roman, 3rd century A.D.

A pair of earrings and a ring featuring two cabochons and granules, Roman, 3rd century A.D. 1) Finger ring made of thick, rhomboid-shaped gold sheet. The ring band is open on the underside. The band is 2.5 mm wide at the bottom and widens continuously into a rhomboid ring plate with rounded corners, 9.5 mm wide. The shoulders are decorated with filigree and granules: two twisted wires, each flanked by a granule at the upper end and in the center, and at the lower end a group of four granules arranged in a T-shape. On the ring plate, two oval, mugel-cut garnet cabochons in settings, one with cracks. Distinct signs of wear on the sides. Maximum outer diameter 17 mm. Weight 1.57 g. 2-3) Two earrings made of gold wire and a domed disc approximately 9 mm in diameter, with a granule in the center and a notched wire along the edge. The wire, which is a good millimeter thick, is bent into a circle; at one end, it is bent back to form a circular loop, and the gold disc is soldered just below the loop. The other end serves as a hook that is threaded through the loop. One disc is slightly deformed, and the notched wire is partially detached there. The notched wires on the outside are worn down. Diameter: 1.7 cm each. Weight: 1.65 g and 1.69 g. CULTURAL HERITAGE! Provenance: French private collection, acquired on the German art market in the first decade of this millennium. Condition: I -