Roman medallion with Artemis
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Object number
AR3301-10
| Object: |
Roman gold medallion
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| Material: |
Gold.
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| Period: |
1st century AD to 3rd century AD, Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
The medallion has a circular decorative field made of gold sheet. There is an eyelet at the top edge. The rim of the field and eyelet are decorated with ribbed gold wire. In the eyelet there is still a piece of gold ribbon with which the medallion was once worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The goddess Artemis is depicted as a relief in the decorative field. She is standing in frontal view, just as the famous Artemis cult statue in Ephesus, also known as Ephesian Artemis or Lady of Ephesus. |
| Dimensions: |
11mm diameter. 15mm length including the eyelet, excluding the gold ribbon.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition of the pendant. Only part of the gold ribbon broken off at the eyelet and missing.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us on the art market in 2022. Previously in the French private collection Levy. Acquired into the collection in 1982.
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| References: |
Cf. L. Ruseva-Slokoska, Roman Jewellery, p. 208, cat. no. 287, also shown as title photo of the chapter beginning on page 103, as well as p. 150, cat. no. 131. Cf. F. H. Marshall, Catalogue of Jewellery, British Museum, pl. LXVIII, nos. 2884 and 2895. Similar H. Hoffmann, V. v. Claer, Antiker Gold- und Silberschmuck, p. 81, no. 52. |
| Authenticity: |
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