A Pair of Roman garnet earrings, Roman Imperial, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Funerary & Religious Equipment Height with base: 7 1/2

Height with base: 7 1/2 inches (19 cm)

Dimensions:

A very interesting piece

for a few centuries in the mid-first millennium CE

Condition: Very good condition

A Pair of Roman garnet earrings, Roman Imperial, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Funerary & Religious Equipment Height with base: 7 1/2These pretty ancient garnets have been recently mounted as earrings with solid 14K gold posts. Throughout history, garnets have held a place in ritual symbolism. It is said that garnet was one of the twelve stones in Aaron's breastplate, representing the tribe of Judah and that King Solomon wore garnet adornments when he went into battle. Noah chose a garnet to hang in the Ark, and it illuminated his way through the floods. Perhaps this Biblical