Each .¾ in. (1.9 cm.) long

with D.J. Crowther, London.
U.S. private collection, New England, acquired from the above, 24 May 1968.
Property of a New England Private Collector; Ancient Jewelry, Christie's, New York, 13 December 2013, lot 292.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2014.

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2014-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA835).

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These pendants each depict a mask of a comic slave with a characteristic megaphone-like mouth. Theatrical themes were fashionable for not only public decoration, such as on wall-paintings and mosaics, but also for personal adornment. Masks in particular were common motifs for jewellery, especially for seal rings, decorative cameos, and pendants, as here.