ROMANO-JEWISH GOLD AND AGATE PENDANT WITH MENORAH

Ca. AD 1 - 200. A gold and agate pendant composed of a cylindrical agate bar held by three broad gold mounts, each with a suspension loop above and a pale inset to the front. The two outer mounts suspend arched gold sheet pendants, and the central mount supports a short interlaced chain terminating in a circular gold disc with a seven-branched menorah in relief. Size: 39mm x 30mm; Weight: 6.6g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Brussels, Belgium; initially from a Swiss private collection (1901�1981). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£1,000

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