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LOT 0910
Roman Silver Dionysus Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.2 grams, 23 mm).
Ellipsoid pendant, hollow to the reverse with high-relief mask of Dionysus flanked by vine leaves and bunches of grapes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the glyptic collection of Mr X; thence by descent.
Acquired Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Eve SVV, Paris, France, 28 June 2017, no.147 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
Cf. similar motif on an iscillium in the British Museum under accession no.1873,0820.562.
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