A ROMAN GOLD AND AGATE PENDANT ON A GOLD, CARNELIAN AND TURQUOISE BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The oval box bezel of gold sheet with a wide plain flange, the ribbed suspension loop with a single granule at the join, set with a bevelled oval agate, layered brown on white, strung as a pendant on a necklace composed of carnelian, turquoise and gold disk beads, graduated in size; strung with a modern S-hook closure
18½ in. (47 cm.) long