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Ca. AD 300 - 500.
A stunning 22.5 ct gold medallion decorated with a finely carved agate cameo. It depicts a bust of young woman facing right set in a beautiful gold circular frame adorned with a line of blue glass cabochons and two concentric registers of filigree. The cameo presents finely delineated details in relief, a beautiful face and long curly hair. For similar see: Christies 14537, Ancient jewellery, wearable art, Lot. 26. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Size: 32mm x 32mm; Weight: 15g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired in 2003 from a UK private collection formed in the 1970s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
A stunning 22.5 ct gold medallion decorated with a finely carved agate cameo. It depicts a bust of young woman facing right set in a beautiful gold circular frame adorned with a line of blue glass cabochons and two concentric registers of filigree. The cameo presents finely delineated details in relief, a beautiful face and long curly hair. For similar see: Christies 14537, Ancient jewellery, wearable art, Lot. 26. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Size: 32mm x 32mm; Weight: 15g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired in 2003 from a UK private collection formed in the 1970s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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LATE ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH CAMEO DEPICTING A YOUNG WOMAN
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