Ancient Roman, Empire Gold-plated Drop earrings - Green cat's eye (No reserve price)
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 200 - € 250
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Ancient Roman Empire gold-plated jewellery piece titled Ojo de gato verde, featuring white coral beads and multicoloured glass beads linked on an 18 kt gold-plated thread and finished with 18 kt gold-plated hooks, weighing 3.40 g in good used condition.
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White coral beads and tinted glass in various colors from Ancient Rome, strung on 18Kt gold-plated thread. They are linked in 18Kt gold-plated jewelry hooks as well.
The green glass beads possess the optical effect of cat's eye, chatoyance. The master glassmakers had the ability to imitate this effect in glass beads using the mosaic glass technique. They stretched ultra-thin threads of glass, fused them together linearly, then cut and polished the rods at specific angles to make the light reflect along internal lines parallel to those produced by this effect.
The Romans associated this feline gaze with vigilance and protection against the evil eye, as well as the property of returning bad energies and bad luck to the sender.
This mystical symbolism of the cat's eye was inherited from the East and revalued for its usefulness and mystery.
An elegant way to combine the classical world with the modern world.
It ships with a legal declaration sheet.
Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.
Seller's Story
Thousands of years ago, in the ancient cities of Greece, the AGORA was the heart of the community. It was not just a market; it was the place where people gathered to share ideas, discover the world, and marvel at knowledge.
Today, that spirit is reborn, but on a much larger scale. Welcome to AGORA.
Our story doesn't begin decades ago, but billions of years ago. It begins in the vacuum of space, where the violent birth of a star forged the METEORITES that you can touch with your own hands today. It continues beneath the Earth's crust, where the patience of the Earth combined heat, pressure, and time to sculpt the perfect geometry of the MINERALS. And finally, it meets us through ARCHAEOLOGY: the fragments of vases, tools, and coins that our ancestors left behind as clues to who we are.
At AGORA we believe that the most valuable objects are not those that shine on the outside, but those that have a story to tell. We are not just a store; we are a meeting point between the cosmos, the Earth, and humanity.
Each piece in our display cases is an authentic fragment of eternity. A witness of the Big Bang, a secret buried for millennia, or a relic of a lost civilization. Entering here is the beginning of a journey through time. We invite you to discover your own fragment of history.
Translated by Google TranslateWhite coral beads and tinted glass in various colors from Ancient Rome, strung on 18Kt gold-plated thread. They are linked in 18Kt gold-plated jewelry hooks as well.
The green glass beads possess the optical effect of cat's eye, chatoyance. The master glassmakers had the ability to imitate this effect in glass beads using the mosaic glass technique. They stretched ultra-thin threads of glass, fused them together linearly, then cut and polished the rods at specific angles to make the light reflect along internal lines parallel to those produced by this effect.
The Romans associated this feline gaze with vigilance and protection against the evil eye, as well as the property of returning bad energies and bad luck to the sender.
This mystical symbolism of the cat's eye was inherited from the East and revalued for its usefulness and mystery.
An elegant way to combine the classical world with the modern world.
It ships with a legal declaration sheet.
Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.
Seller's Story
Thousands of years ago, in the ancient cities of Greece, the AGORA was the heart of the community. It was not just a market; it was the place where people gathered to share ideas, discover the world, and marvel at knowledge.
Today, that spirit is reborn, but on a much larger scale. Welcome to AGORA.
Our story doesn't begin decades ago, but billions of years ago. It begins in the vacuum of space, where the violent birth of a star forged the METEORITES that you can touch with your own hands today. It continues beneath the Earth's crust, where the patience of the Earth combined heat, pressure, and time to sculpt the perfect geometry of the MINERALS. And finally, it meets us through ARCHAEOLOGY: the fragments of vases, tools, and coins that our ancestors left behind as clues to who we are.
At AGORA we believe that the most valuable objects are not those that shine on the outside, but those that have a story to tell. We are not just a store; we are a meeting point between the cosmos, the Earth, and humanity.
Each piece in our display cases is an authentic fragment of eternity. A witness of the Big Bang, a secret buried for millennia, or a relic of a lost civilization. Entering here is the beginning of a journey through time. We invite you to discover your own fragment of history.
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Era
Before 1400
Culture
Ancient Roman, Empire
Metal
Gold-plated
Century/timeframe
500 a.C.-400 d.C.
Acquired from
Auction house
Total weight
3.4 g
Year acquired
2026
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Title additional information
Green cat's eye
Previous owner - year acquired
1968
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
