A ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE

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
来源
John Huston Collection, San Francisco
出版
Greifenhagen, "Antiker Goldschmuck," pl. 21 and cover.
Amyx, Echoes from Olympus, no. 202.

拍品专文

Necklaces of this type, crafted from flimsy sheet gold, must have been used strictly for funerary purposes.