Barakat Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Artworks
  • Exhibitions
  • About
  • Contact
Menu
  • Menu

The Barakat Collection

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Roman Gold Pendant in the Form of a Clasped Hand, 100 CE - 300 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Roman Gold Pendant in the Form of a Clasped Hand, 100 CE - 300 CE

Roman Gold Pendant in the Form of a Clasped Hand, 100 CE - 300 CE

Gold
1.2
SJ.0222
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ERoman%20Gold%20Pendant%20in%20the%20Form%20of%20a%20Clasped%20Hand%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E100%20CE%20%20-%20%20300%20CE%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EGold%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E1.2%3C/div%3E

Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Thumbnail of additional image
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Thumbnail of additional image
Objects such as this, once worn around the neck of a citizen of the Roman Empire, remind us of what a vital, lively place the classical world really was. The...
Read more
Objects such as this, once worn around the neck of a citizen of the Roman Empire, remind us of what a vital, lively place the classical world really was. The gesture made by this golden fist-- the thumb thrust between the first and second fingers--carries overt sexual overtones. It was surely worn centuries ago as a talisman to insure success in love. To hold it today is to realize that the essentials of human existence, the basic emotional and physical patterns of life, have changed but little with the passage of time.
Close full details
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
22889 
of  28197

London

48 Albemarle Street,

London, W1S 4JW

info@barakatgallery.eu 

 

       


 

CONTACT | TEAM | PRESS 

 

Seoul
58-4, Samcheong-ro,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82 02 730 1949
barakat@barakat.kr
             

 

Los Angeles

941 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90069
+1 310 859 8408

contact@barakatgallery.com

  


 

 

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
View on Google Maps
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Barakat Gallery
Site by Artlogic


Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Sign Up

* denotes required fields