PAIR OF ROMANO EGYPTIAN GOLD AMPHORA-SHAPED PENDANTS WITH DOLPHINS

Ca. AD 1 - 100. A pair of gold pendants shaped as amphorae, including, from left to right: one with a spherical body decorated with chevrons and ending in a globular terminal; and one with a biconical body decorated with punched motifs and ending in a double globular terminal. Each has a narrow neck flanked by dolphin-shaped handles and a suspension loop above. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 15.43.340. Size: 22-24mm x 13-13mm; Weight: 4.4g Provenance: From a private UK collection, M.A.; earlier purchased on the London art market before 2000.