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LOT 0898

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

ROMAN GOLD AMULET CASE
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.64 grams, 12 mm).

Composed of a cylindrical body with a domed cap to one end, spherical suspension loop with filigree decoration.

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. a similar one in PAS under no.HESH-5D3DF6.

FOOTNOTES:
This jewel clearly shows the late-Antique taste for elaboration and bright colour which had been evolving since the 3rd century AD. Most of these items were the products of a single workshop, quite possibly in provinces like Britain.

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