Cameo pendant
This Roman cameo pendant was made to be worn around the neck. The image shows a man and woman, and it was probably made as a sign of betrothal to be married.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/436
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Material
- glass
- Common Name
- cameo pendant
- Simple Name
- pendant
- Period Classification
- Roman Imperial - 31 BC-476 AD
- Production Year Low
- 200
- Production Year High
- 299
