拍品专文
Necklaces of this type, crafted from flimsy sheet gold, must have been used strictly for funerary purposes.
细节
A ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Of thin sheet gold, with a central medallion with a facing head of Dionysos, a crown of ivy and berries in his long curly hair, the chain composed of figure-eight links, with pierced disc terminals originally set with glass, pearl or stone, 1 1/4in. (3.2cm.) diam. for the medallion
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Of thin sheet gold, with a central medallion with a facing head of Dionysos, a crown of ivy and berries in his long curly hair, the chain composed of figure-eight links, with pierced disc terminals originally set with glass, pearl or stone, 1 1/4in. (3.2cm.) diam. for the medallion
来源
John Huston Collection, San Francisco
出版
Greifenhagen, "Antiker Goldschmuck," pl. 21 and cover.
Amyx, Echoes from Olympus, no. 202.
Amyx, Echoes from Olympus, no. 202.