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ROMAN AGATE CAMEO OF A NOBLEWOMAN IN GOLD PENDANT - Ca. AD 1 - 200. An agate cameo carved with the profile bust of a noblewoman facing right, her hair bound at the nape and her drapery arranged in diagonal folds. It is set in a possibly later oval gold pendant with a raised collet and a border of applied granules. A broad triple-ribbed suspension loop is attached above. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40005029. Size: 36mm x 21mm; Weight: 8.2g Provenance: From a London private collection; Acquired on the US art market; Ex Private Collection, New York, 2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.