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LOT 0104
Roman Gold Pendant with Carnelian Intaglio of Goddess Venus
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.68 grams, 22 mm).
Gold cell with flange rim and three lateral loops; inset intaglio of a cloaked goddess (Venus) with a distaff and diadem, caressing a hare.
Provenance
From the collection of a deceased Lady collector, 1970s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12957-243670.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 497, for a similar iconography of Venus.
Footnotes
Symbol of fertility and of good luck, the hare became a popular motif in the pre-Roman Era on the coins of Messina, Etruscan art and
coins and Calenian pottery. The hare was a sacred animal to Venus (Aphrodite), often depicted in her worship and associated with love and fertility.
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LOT 0104
Roman Gold Pendant with Carnelian Intaglio of Goddess Venus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
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