Necklace with Medallion

2nd century CE (Roman Imperial) Diam of Medallion: 2 5/8 in. (6.67 cm) Citation Source image

Flattened gold links, folded double and pinched at one end, form the chain. The gold medallion features a Medusa head done in repoussé relief. The head is framed by a separately made ring, its join to the relief partially concealed by a continuous chevron pattern, fashioned fr...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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