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THBRoman 20K+ Gold Necklace w/ Onyx Cameo, ex-Christie's
Lot 80d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Sep 26, 2019
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE. A stunning Roman 20K+ (90% gold) gold necklace with a lovely cameo pendant at the center. 48 gold beads - 24 to either side of the cameo - of a generally oblong embossed form with a circular "head" at each end and may be a variant of a double-headed bird bead are joined via wire loops on the versos. Flanking these beads are 10 loops - 5 on each side - joined to a pear-shaped terminal adorned with flourishes in repousse - one with a loop and the other with a hook. The sardonyx cameo pendant depicts a sophisticated empress - a regal woman with delicate facial features, a gently-sloping neck line surrounded by the folds of her draped garment, and a twisted upswept coiffure - in white against a black ground. It is set within a gold bezel surrounded by a border that is incised with an attractive zigzag motif. Size: 17" L (43.2 cm); cameo w/ border .625" W x .875" H (1.6 cm x 2.2 cm); Total weight: 26.7 grams; Gold quality: 90%, equivalent to 20K+.
Provenance: private Connecticut, USA collection; ex-Christie's, Online "Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art" auction (sale 16396, November 29 - December 6, 2018, lot 56); ex-private American collection, acquired in 1985; ex-Gawain McKinley, Ancient and Decorative Arts, London; ex-private UK collection, acquired prior to 1976
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#149787One bead is missing a circular "head" at one end. Otherwise the beads are very good save expected areas of indentations. Normal indentations to pear-shaped termini. Faint traces of deposits particularly evident on the cameo and its gold border and bezel. Gold elements have developed a warm patina.Condition
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