3rd century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a plaited loop and discoid shield with applied granules, cluster of hollow spheres with drum-shaped shank, strands of granule detailing. See Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 32, for type.4.03 grams total, 36mm each (1 1/2"). From the collection of a Japanese gentleman, deceased (1970-2010); collected in the 1990s.[2]