3rd century AD. A substantial pendant formed as a graduated pyramid of hollow-formed gold bulbs with twisted filigree straps, ribbed drum-shaped collar and suspension loop. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 33 for a smaller example of the type used as a dangle for an earring. 12.65 grams, 78mm (3"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.