{"product_id":"pearl-column-roman-earrings","title":"Pearl Column Roman Earrings","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexclusively for the British Museum’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegion: life in the Roman army\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exhibition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePearl Column Roman Earrings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bring a remarkable detail of ancient Roman jewellery back to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by a surviving \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFayum mummy portrait from Roman Egypt, dating to approximately AD 100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the earrings recreate the distinctive gold and pearl design worn by a woman known as Isidora.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach earring features a luminous freshwater pearl suspended above a finely detailed horizontal golden bar. Four slender gold columns descend beneath, each finished with a delicate freshwater pearl measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4–5 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original portrait, now preserved in the J. Paul Getty Museum, reveals the extraordinary elegance of jewellery worn by wealthy women living in Roman Egypt nearly two thousand years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18ct gold plated stainless steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and adorned with freshwater pearls, the Pearl Column Roman Earrings transform an exquisite detail of ancient portraiture into a contemporary golden jewel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated exclusively for the British Museum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWEAR THE PAST.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shinar Jewels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59739652292956,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/9234\/2364\/files\/Pearl_Column_Roman_Earrings.jpg?v=1793800717","url":"https:\/\/www.shinarjewels.com\/products\/pearl-column-roman-earrings","provider":"Shinar Jewels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}