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Gold earring with clustered spheres and pyramidal granulation Roman 2nd–3rd century CE

Gold earring with clustered spheres and pyramidal granulation Roman 2nd–3rd century CE

Apr 23, 2026

Gold earring with clustered spheres and pyramidal granulation, Gold, Roman

  • Title: Gold earring with clustered spheres and pyramidal granulation
  • Period: Imperial
  • Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Gold

These earrings are charming, and notably restrained. Their form is simple: a light gold hoop, from which a cluster of rounded spheres gathers below, like fruit hanging naturally. The Metropolitan Museum identifies this motif as a “mulberry ornament,” a name that points directly to its source. The emphasis here is not on elaborate structure, but on distilling a familiar, full, and rounded natural form into the language of jewelry.



  • Dimensions: Other: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
  • Classification: Gold and Silver
  • Collection：MET

-AURÉA-Nichole

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