LARGE HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD AND GARNET PENDANT

拍品描述

Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A gold pendant centred by a garnet cabochon in a circular collet, the surround edged by beaded wire and granulated rosettes, with a plain backing plate and opposed lateral suspension loops. For similar cabochon see: British Museum number 1917,0501.714; Corinium Museum 1997/25/172/2/12 Size: 30mm x 25mm; Weight: 7.9g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were also published in a professional catalogue. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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