A Roman amber pendant
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Discoid in form, each side decorated in relief with a pair of confronting dolphins, pierced centrally, a horizontal suspension loop above, 35mm diam
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Discoid in form, each side decorated in relief with a pair of confronting dolphins, pierced centrally, a horizontal suspension loop above, 35mm diam
Sold for
£2,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
The Aldo Branca Collection, Ascona, Switzerland, acquired between the 1960s and 1980s.
Literature:
For a similar piece, cf. A.S. Walker (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part III, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no. 16.
Category: Antiquities
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