Available Rome Crotalia Earrings III P-598 (17) $31.44 The crotalia earrings are possibly one of the most famous jewels of the Al Fayum portraits, this type of earrings were known as 'crotalia' (from the Greek word for rattle), because the pearl pendants produced a tinkling noise when they were worn . These elegant jewels were extremely popular with Roman ladies, numerous examples have been found in Pompeii... View
Greece/Phoenicians Phoenician Horus earrings P-604 (6) $40.42 Description of the original earring: Gold earring made up of two suspended parts. The main body is ship-shaped and it is made up of two stamped and welded sheets. Its ends take the shape of the heads of falcons (Horus). Under this main body hangs a pendant in the shape of a cubic basket, with two overlapping handles crossed at the top and a pyramid of... View
