Gold necklace with crescent-shaped pendant, Imperial, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Some styles of Roman jewelry were both very long-lived and used throughout the Empire. The wheel-shaped finials and the crescent pendant, symbolic of the sun and moon, that decorate this necklace are found in jewelry from a hoard found in Britain dated to the mid-second century and in depictions on Roman mummy portraits from Egypt
Keywords:
Gold necklace, crescent-shaped pendant, Imperial, 1st–3rd century .D, Roman, Gold, 14 1/2, 36.8 cm, Silver, styles, Roman jewelry, long-lived, Empire, wheel-shaped finials, crescent, symbolic, sun, moon, decorate, necklace, jewelry, hoard, Britain dated, mid-second century, depictions, mummy, portraits, Egypt
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.