A fine Western Asiatic gold earring featuring a penannular shape slightly bulging at the centre. The earring is enriched by a cluster of large gold domes (slightly damaged with time) and smaller granules at the base. Such type of earring became extremely popular across many different ancient cultures such as Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Parthian and Sassanian. Many grand civilizations inhabited the area of Western Asia in Antiquity, and their wealth and prosperity is witnessed by the very sophisticated precious metal crafting of jewellery. Gold would have been hammered down to a thin layer and manipulated into different shapes. Gold and silver jewellery would have featured gold granules, glass and semi-precious stone inlays and detailed engravings. Very fine granulation along with filigree, were at the centre of Near Eastern and Western Asiatic jewellery production and were later adopted by the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. Measurements: Circa H 1.8cm x W 1cm Weight: 0.68g Provenance: Ex Japanese private collection, deceased, 1970-2010.