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LOT 0945

Roman Gold and Glass Pendant

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (0.41 grams, 17 mm).

Comprising a hollow-form biconical pendant with vertical ribbing, cylindrical cell below set with a re-used coral-colour glass bead; applied suspension loop with a small piercing above.

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. for similar the pendant shaped like a small vase marked with flutings on a Roman necklace of Castellani collection (BM) in Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, item 2700.

Footnotes

Coral was regarded by the Romans as a material containing powerful charm. Sometimes it was attached to phalli, which in themselves were a charm to ward off the evil eye, as may be seen from a passage in the Geoponica (XV,1,31).

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LOT 0945

Roman Gold and Glass Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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