Gold necklace with crescent-shaped pendant, 1st–3rd century

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Gold necklace with crescent-shaped pendant, Imperial, 1st–3rd century , Roman, Gold, Other: 14 1/2 in. ( 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

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Size: 4322px × 4323px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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