HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD PENDANT WITH GARNET AND FILIGREE TERMINAL Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A gold pendant formed as a narrow tapering element with a cylindrical suspension bar at the top and a dark garnet cabochon set in a drop-shaped bezel below. The shaft is decorated with incised lines and applied filigree-like detail. The pendant terminates in a pyramidal cluster of granulated spheres forming a pointed finial. For similar see: M. De Juliis, Gli ori di Taranto in Età ellenistica, 1984, Cat. 92. Size: 34mm x 13mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.