Pendant
an oval amethyst pendant with gold mount. The mount is undecorated with s small double-grooved suspension loop. The amethyst is engraved and depicts a bearded man wearing a chlamys, armed with a sword, being trampled by a sphinx. Usually a Severan date is given for this type of engraving although it could be much later.
Start Year
200
End Year
300
Comment
Beaurains, B13 = BM 1924.5.14.6; L: 2.9cm W: 2.1cm Th: 0.8cm
Unauthorised BM image
Material
Gold
Hoard