STUNNING ROMAN GOLD AND SARDONYX CAMEO PENDANT WITH JULIA DOMNA. Ca. AD 200. A gold ovoid pendant with a suspension loop and a rope-patterned border enclosing a white on black sardonyx cameo depicting a bust of Julia Domna, the Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. She is portrayed in her right profile with delicate face details, her hair is pulled back to a chignon. For similar see: Portrait of Julia Domna, Walter art museum Accession Number 23.210; D. Del Bufalo, Catalogo Illustrato della glittica nella collezione Santarelli, Inv. 25/61a Size: 27.7mm x 17.6mm; Weight: 4.94g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s; This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.