An Ancient Drop Earring IV

 

This gold earring combines a simple hoop with a drop design. The dangle part consists of a tiny ring connecting it with the hoop, a hollowed triangle enclosing a small gem, and a bolt-shaped lower end. 

Provenance: ?
Era: 3rd century CE.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus. 

Bašīr Zuhdī. Lamḥā ʿan al-ḥilī al-ḏahabīyyā al-qadīmā wa rawaʾiʿihā fi al-matḥaf al-waṭanī bi Dimašq. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XIII 1963 (pp. 71-98).