The amphora-ish elongated teardrop shape and applied gold decoration tells us these earrings are Etruscan Revival, part of the larger Archaeological Revival movement that also includes Egyptian Revival and the rarer, stranger Assyrian Revival. In the 19th century, the Victorians were obsessed with ancient civilizations and their jewelry, some of which was newly excavated from sites in Italy and around the Mediterranean. Naturally, fashion followed.
MATERIALS: 14k gold (tests)
AGE: c. 1870
CONDITION: Very good
SIZE: 1 1/4" length measured from the top of the ear wire