Roman, 3rd century; gold; 76 cm (29 15/16 in.). BZ.1947.26
The chain of this necklace is made from a series of interwoven loops that meets in a spiraled openwork shield clasp. A tiny amphora pendant is a charming and vibrant detail.
Provenance
- Meta Pollak Sachs (1879–1960), New York; gifted by Sachs to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC, October 1947.
Selected Bibliography
- M. C. Ross, Jewelry, Enamels, and Art of the Migration Period, vol. 2 of Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (Washington, DC, 1965; 2nd ed. with addendum by S. A. Boyd and S. R. Zwirn, 2005), 12–13, no. 7, fig. 15.