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LOT 0199
Roman Gold Pendant with Medusa Cameo
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.33 grams, 28 mm).
A pendant with crimped flange rim, beaded wire collar to the cell and ribbed loop with granules; inset agate cameo gorgoneion mask.
Provenance
Private collection, acquired before 1980.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13133-249606.
Literature
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession no.1923,0401.1150.
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