Authentic Ancient Roman Earring - Gold - 3rd. Century A.D.
This is a great, SINGLE authentic Roman earring made of gold.
This earring has been dated to the third century A.D. thus making it 1700 years old!
The hoop is made of gold wire, with a convex disc mounted on it with a turned edge wire. It measures some 15 mm.
It is in good, unrestored condition and was unearthed at a dig site in the ancient Roman province of Moesia which roughly corresponds to parts of Serbia and Bulgaria in the Balkan region, Eastern Europe, an area where the Romans often went to war to subdue the East Celts.
Holding this artifact in one's hands, one can almost feel the power, glory and might of the Roman Empire!
Everybody can go to the shopping mall and simply pick a new piece of jewelry out of enormous stocks of freshly made items but how many of you have ever given (or gotten!) a present to a near or dear one with such history embedded into it, such character, the patina of 1700 years battling the elements and so unique that there is truely only ONE of it in the world?
We are firm believers that the authenticity of ancient items should be maintained but it is highly unlikely that the matching earring will ever be found to make a complete set again.
A single earring will not be worn so it is better to convert this earring into a wearable piece of jewelry so that it can do what it was originally intended for, to charm humanity while being worn.
For this reason we will soon have it converted into a pendant, maintaining as much of its original shape and patina as possible.
For the time being we are offering it "as-is".
It weighs 0.46 grams.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is NOT a copy of any kind. This is an authentic 1700 year old earring!
Only 1 available of course.
FREE packing, handling & shipping to ANY destination in the world !!