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LOT 0615
Roman Gold Pendant with Garnet
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2/8 in. (0.20 grams, 8.46 mm).
Ribbed loop supporting a discoid plaque with beaded wire rim, inset garnet cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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The great monuments of Verulamium were efficiently destroyed by the medieval builders of Saxon and Norman abbeys. They sought Roman bricks and, above all, limestone which could be burnt for mortar. Most of the ancient Roman town stone monuments were broken up and thrown into lime kilns. These surviving fragments give a hint of what was once there. For the monuments and buildings Romans used Northamptonshire limestone, but the more delicate, finely carved inscriptions were realised in Purbeck marble from Dorset.
