With a simple beauty as timeless as the moon, these lovely jewels might once have adorned the ears of a princess or a gypsy. Their boldly elegant design, crafted in mellow gold, transcends the ages. All we know for certain about the woman who wore them during the peak of the classical era is that she had unerring good taste. Everything else about her-- her name, her age, what she loved and why--is left to conjecture. Yet from these small golden clues, our imaginations can reach across the centuries and touch that vanished life directly.