Code: 11630
This is a wonderful ancient Roman gold hair jewel, dating to the 2nd - 3rd century A.D. This would have been worn threaded into plaited hair, using the two securing bands on the back. It depicts a double lunar crescent between hearts.
OBJECT: Hair jewel
CULTURE: Roman
DATE: c. 2nd - 3rd century A.D.
MATERIAL: Gold
SIZE: 13mm x 10mm x 1mm
WEIGHT: 0.67 grams
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private British collection, formed in the 1980s
