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LOT 0175
Roman Gold Pendant with Skeleton Gemstone
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (2.7 grams, 26 mm).
Ellipsoid onyx gemstone with an incuse skeleton motif, set in a gold-sheet cell with granule cluster below and ribbed loop above, reverse with border of pellets enclosing three rosettes.
ProvenanceFrom a North American gentleman's collection, 1990s.
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