ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH RED GARNETS AND DANGLES

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Ca. AD 100 - 300. A gold pendant formed as a horizontal bar with four rectangular sleeve elements of thin sheet, each with a granulated face and a circular cell set with a garnet cabochon, with a suspension loop above and a ring below from which a bell-shaped dangle is hung. Size: 36mm x 27mm; Weight: 5.1g 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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