RARE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH AGATE CAMEO OF A RECUMBENT DOG

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Ca. AD 1 - 300. A gold pendant formed as an oval box mount with a plain backplate and a rounded suspension loop at the apex. It is set with a cameo carved in layered agate, with the pale upper stratum cut in relief as a curled, recumbent dog against the darker ground. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 12805, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, 10 December 2015, Lot 40. Size: 13mm x 13mm; Weight: 2g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly in the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s.

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