Earring

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Not currently on display at the V&A

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Europe (made)

These earrings were described as made in the Roman Empire, 1st to 4th century AD, in the Jewellery Gallery Summary Catalogue published by the V&A in 1982. More recently Dr Jack Ogden assessed them as 'not ancient' and they were not included in the re-display of the Jewellery Gallery which opened in May 2008.

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Categories	Jewellery Metalwork Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Earring
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Earring Earring
Materials and techniques	Gold, granulated, with porphyry Gold Porphyry Granulation (Metal Decorating) Lapidary
Brief description	Pair of gold earrings, decorated with granulation and hung with porphyry pendants, made in Europe, possibly Roman, 1st-4th century
Physical description	Pair of gold earrings, decorated with granulation and hung with porphyry pendants.
Style	Roman
Object history	Webb Collection.
Production	Described as Roman in the Jewellery Gallery Summary Catalogue (V&A, 1982), but a more recent authority has described them as 'not ancient'.
Summary	These earrings were described as made in the Roman Empire, 1st to 4th century AD, in the Jewellery Gallery Summary Catalogue published by the V&A in 1982. More recently Dr Jack Ogden assessed them as 'not ancient' and they were not included in the re-display of the Jewellery Gallery which opened in May 2008.
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	8745&A-1863

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Record created	May 4, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111651/earring-unknown/

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