Lot Essay
This is a well-known type, frequently depicted on Romano-Egyptian funerary portraiture.
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2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GOLD MEDUSA MASK NECKLACE MEDALLION
2ND CENTURY A.D.
With central repoussé Medusa head, the broad surrounding rim with two applied rosettes and twisted gold wires, twin bosses with attachment loops, one with attached cylindrical ribbed collar and fragmentary double loop chain
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) diam.
2ND CENTURY A.D.
With central repoussé Medusa head, the broad surrounding rim with two applied rosettes and twisted gold wires, twin bosses with attachment loops, one with attached cylindrical ribbed collar and fragmentary double loop chain
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Formerly in the Maurice Nahman collection (1868-1948).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium