Roman Gold Pendant with Medusa Cameo

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (5.06 grams, 29 mm).

Discoid plaque with applied ropework wreath detailing, suspension loop with filigree borders and granule below, inset cameo gorgoneion; ring at bottom for attachment of a securing chain.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession no.1923,0401.1150.

CONDITION

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