ROMAN MAGICAL HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO OF A LION-HEADED SERPENT (CHNOUBIS) A

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Ca. AD 200 - 400. A gold pendant with an oval frame and an integral suspension loop, mounted with a chalcedony intaglio engraved with Chnoubis shown as a lion-headed serpent with a radiate head and coiled body. The reverse is engraved with a central Chnoubis sign formed of a vertical bar crossed by three parallel crooked lines, surrounded by a Greek inscription. The outer face of the frame is decorated with granulated rosettes alternating with triangular motifs. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 81.6.302. Size: 22mm x 18mm; Weight: 2.8g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly in the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s.

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