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Date : approx. between 100 and 450
Material : Hématite, Gold
Acquisition : Rogers Fund (1958)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Jewel
Vitrine : V01
Area related
Rome (Italy)
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| Description |  |
Medallion made 400-450. Amulet made 100-200.
This work was part of a hoard found at the base of the Capitoline Hill, the center commercial activity in Rome even after the transfer of the imperial capital to Constantinople. The jewelry was probably hidden during the sack of the city by the Visigoths, in 410, or the Vandals, in 455.
The marriage of the two figures on the gold pendant is blessed by Christ holding wreaths over their heads, a Christian variation of a pagan motif. The hematite pendant with its pagan solar deity was probably attached for its healing qualities, as the stone was thought to protect people from blood disorders.
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