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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD PENDANT
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Likely an earring element, formed of a heavy sheet cone, the sides embellished with filigree and granulation in two registers, with filigree triangles and spirals interspersed with clusters of granulation, terminating below in a cluster of balls, the domed upper surface with clusters of granulation and single granules within filigree circles, with a ring of beaded wire and granulation, the collar with undulating filigree wire with granules in the loops, and a fringe of granulation; joined to a modern suspension loop and a chord
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Likely an earring element, formed of a heavy sheet cone, the sides embellished with filigree and granulation in two registers, with filigree triangles and spirals interspersed with clusters of granulation, terminating below in a cluster of balls, the domed upper surface with clusters of granulation and single granules within filigree circles, with a ring of beaded wire and granulation, the collar with undulating filigree wire with granules in the loops, and a fringe of granulation; joined to a modern suspension loop and a chord
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, London, acquired in the 1970s.
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