Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful and wearable 20K gold pendant in the form of a large grape leaf with small grape clusters throughout. The pendant was formed from two halves - perhaps by gently working thin sheets of gold and then joining together with an ancient soldering technique - with a small wire bale loop at the top. A rare and attractive piece of ancient Roman gold! Size: 1.2" W x 1.4" H (3 cm x 3.6 cm); quality of gold: 20K; total weight: 9.1 grams.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private New Jersey, USA collection

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Wearable as shown. Minor separation of two halves, with some bending to bale loop, and light fading to some raised details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.