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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN PENDANT
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With a plain flanged bezel surmounted by a suspension loop, the flat drop-shaped stone engraved and calcified with a standing Eros, his wings outstretched behind, his legs crossed, a lagobolon(?) and an unidentifiable object in his hands above an altar; on a modern ancient-style gold necklace
in. (1.8 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With a plain flanged bezel surmounted by a suspension loop, the flat drop-shaped stone engraved and calcified with a standing Eros, his wings outstretched behind, his legs crossed, a lagobolon(?) and an unidentifiable object in his hands above an altar; on a modern ancient-style gold necklace
in. (1.8 cm.) long
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1975.