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This open chain has two pendants. A Medusa-head cameo with an oval green stone in an adjoining setting at one end, and a medallion with three standing women at the other. Possibly the three women represent demigods like the Muses.
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Title: Chain with two pendants
Period: Roman Period
Date: A.D. 2nd century
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: gold, onyx, green stone or glass
Dimensions: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1527
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