LARGE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH GLASS CABOCHON

Ca. AD 100 - 300. A gold pendant formed as a rectangular mount with rounded corners, with an outer border of short ribbing framing a plain bezel set with a large glass cabochon. A broad, ribbed suspension loop rises from the upper edge. For similar see: Christie's, online Auction, 16396, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, lot. 12. Size: 36mm x 20mm; Weight: 5.6g 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..

Estimation:€716.34

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