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LOT 0708
Roman Gold Pendant with Cabochon
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.54 grams, 23 mm).
With suspension loop and link, filigree fillet to the border, and an inset glass cabochon.
ProvenanceEx property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
See Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 57b, for type.
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