2nd-3rd century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each an ellipsoid plaque with openwork floral border and central cell with inset cameo bird(?), ribbed bar beneath with hatched pine cone dangles, S-shaped hook to the reverse. See Carducci, C., Gold and Silver Treasures of Ancient Italy, London, 1969; Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 51a.6.49 grams total, 41mm each (1 3/4"). From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.[2]