GOLD NECKLACE AND PENDANT CASE Roman art, circa 3rd century AD Gold chain with a tubular element (amulet case?), octagonal in cross-section, with stepped conical ends and topped with three hanging brackets. Gross weight: 84.8 gr. Length: 75.5 cm Provenance: Former German private collection, acquired around 1992 English art market Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 2005 Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009 Exhibitions: Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011-August 2023 Bibliography: A Bit of the Past for a Present. The Most Precious Gift for Christmas do Not Have to be New", In Balance Magazine, 2008 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, no. 5, p. 59 J. Osgood, "Enjoy the Experience of a Museum with Difference! MACM" in J. Oorthuys (ed.), Ancient History, Karwansaray Publishers, Rotterdam, June/July 2020, no. 28, p. 59 Roman gold necklace with pendant container, Circa 3rd century A.D.