Pair of earrings
Jewellery
Inventory number
2022.9.21.7ab.JW.EA.C1855.ITDescription
Pair of earrings, each has two oval volcanic lava cameos, the one above smaller than the one below, with a female and male profile looking at each other, mounted in brass with hook fastening. This pair of earrings could have been brought back from Pompeii, as a souvenir of the Grand Tour.Materials
Volcanic lavaBrass
Origin
circa 1855 probably Pompeii, ItalyDimensions
Length : 1.5 cmHeight : 4.3 cm