Description:

Classical World, Etruscan / Greco-Roman period, ca. 5th century BCE to 1st century CE. A magnificent boar tusk pendant set in a silver setting made from high quality 90% silver with spiraling filigree and rope twist wirework. This ancient piece is suspended from a modern cord as a wearable necklace but could easily be restrung and worn on chain to elevate the look! Size of pendant: 2" L x 0.85" W (5.1 cm x 2.2 cm); cord: 21" L (53.3 cm); silver quality: 90.83%; weight: 18.2 grams

Compare to the examples in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's online collection, accession number: 95.15.262.

Provenance: Acquired through European art markets between the 1970s and 1990s

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#181122

  • Condition: Excellent! Wear and rubbing to the silver, softening to filigree. Brown patina to boar tusk, but otherwise intact. Wearable and strung on a modern necklace cord.

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