A Near Eastern Gold Pendant, Roman Period, ca. 1st century CE

Formed of a sheet disk with a cut out at the base to form a crescent, the front embellished with a rope border flanked on either side by granulation and twisted wire filigree, with a schematic five-pointed star at the center, hemispheres at each end, and below the ribbed tubular suspension loop. Set now as a pendant with a 20-inch modern 14K gold wheat chain.

Condition: Intact and in excellent condition overall. 

Dimensions:  Pendant length: 1.5 cm (9/16 inch), strung now as a pendant with a modern 20-inch 14K gold chain. 

Provenance: Taisei Gallery Collection auction, Nov. 1992, NYC, lot #86, thereafter a private Virginia collection.