Inv. n°: MMoCA388

Roman Gold Necklace with an Amulet Container

Octagonal tubular amulet holder with stepped ends, one now lacking its sealed cap, suspended on three striated loops.

l. 75.5 cm

3rd century AD

Gold

Provenance

  • Ex private German collection, Germany, acquired Circa 1992
  • Acquired by Rupert Wace Ancient Art LTD from London trade market, London, 17th March 2005
  • Acquired at Rupert Wace Ancient Art LTD, London, 9th September 2009, 13266

Publications

  • "A Bit of the Past for a Present. The Most Precious Gift for Christmas do Not Have to be New", In Balance Magazine, 2008, [on-line] available at http://inbalancemagazine.co.uk/
  • J. Spier, "Roman Jewellery" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 156, fig. 8
  • Elle, June 2013, no. 3520, p. 153
  • State, 2014, no.15, p. 6
  • Mougins Magazine, 2014, no. 1, p. 25
  • France Today, June/July 2014, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 65
  • J. Oorthuys, "Enjoy the Experience of a Museum with Difference! MACM", Ancient Warfare, Karwansaray Publishers, The Netherlands, June/July 2019, vol XII, issue 5, p. 59
  • J. Osgood, "Enjoy the Experience of a Museum with Difference! MACM" in J. Oorthuys (ed.), Ancient History, Karwansaray Publishers, Rotterdam, Jun/Jul 2020, no. 28, p. 59

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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