Roman
Gold crescent hoop pendant, Roman, circa 1st - 2nd century AD
Gold
Drop of pendant: 1.7 cm
Length of chain: 18 in (adjustable to 16 in)
Length of chain: 18 in (adjustable to 16 in)
A Roman gold crescent shaped pendant with a ball attached at one side. Suspended from a modern 18 carat gold loop and chain.
A Roman gold crescent shaped pendant with a ball attached at one side. Suspended from a modern 18 carat gold loop and chain.
Provenance
Private collection, New York, acquired in the 1990sLiterature
This gold pendant would have originally have been one of a matching pair and worn as earrings in antiquity. For a very similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 97.28.1, .2.33
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