It was probably love at first sight: when we saw the antique earrings from the 5th to 2nd centuries B.C. discovered in the offer of a London auction house, it was immediately clear: this is how Roman earrings should be for our shop look.
In the manufacture of our replicas, we have attached particular importance to the faithful reproduction of the craftsmanship of the time and the original traces of processing on the surfaces in order to come as close as possible to the appearance of the antique originals. There are many different versions of Roman earrings, but in our opinion, the version presented here shows the very special charm of this remarkable epoch of jewelry.
Nothing about these earrings is perfect in the modern sense: the balls are not absolutely round or flat, the central cone-shaped ornaments are all differently pointed, the cord wires attached there do not exactly follow the equator, the double-row beaded wire above and below the cone tips is partly light pressed in and therefore quite crooked and also the typical Roman braid wire around the upper decorative disc does not really sit exactly everywhere. But it is precisely these small inaccuracies and this touching patina that make up the incomparable charm of these extraordinarily beautiful Roman earrings from our point of view.
The upper disc is adorned with an emerald green bordered in the middle tsavorite (or "tsavolite"), a rare gemstone from the garnet group. Garnets as gemstone jewelry had a special meaning in the Roman Empire: In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, the god of the underworld Hades gave the virgin he had abducted named Kore or Persephone and daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the fertility of the earth, grain and seed, pomegranate seeds as food before her return from the underworld. Since then, the similar-looking (red) garnets in Roman jewelry have been considered gifts for lovers who are forced to be separated.
Our replicas are made of 925/- silver and then gilded with fine gold. Finally, the bright and intense green tsavorites were set. On request, we can of course also make these special earrings in gold for you. You're welcome Ask us just afterwards.