ROMAN GOLD CHAIN WITH A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO PENDANT DEPICTING MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS. Ca. AD 1 - 50. A gold pendant with a circular bezel enclosing a red carnelian intaglio engraved with a hybrid creature composed of four animal parts: the front of a unicorn, the head of a bird, the forequarters of a bull, and the head of a wild boar. The frame is encircled by a border of raised gold bosses, and three small gold pendants are suspended from the lower edge. The pendant is attached to a fine gold chain composed of tightly coiled wire sections joined by figure-eight links. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist. Size: 145mm x 20mm; Weight: 12g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a Belgian private collection of F. Artuner, Brussels 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.