Roman entallle, high imperial period, end of the Antonine dynasty or Severan dynasty, 2nd to 4th centuries.

Roman pendant, high imperial period, end of the Antonine dynasty or severe dynasty, 2nd to 4th centuries.
In carnelian.
Slight chipping in the lower zone.
Measurements: 16,3 x 12,3 mm.

Roman carnelian carnelian detail showing the profile bust of a Roman empress or noblewoman. By the style and especially by the type of hairstyle, high imperial period, end of the Antonine dynasty or severe dynasty, about the II to IV centuries.
The smooth hairstyle with wavy fringe and ribbon of collection with lower bun, as we can see in portraits of empresses such as Julia Maesa and Julia Mammea or Brutia Crispina and Annia Galeria to mention two empresses of each of the mentioned dynasties and whose hairstyles coincide with the one that carries the present entail.
Carnelian is a variety of chalcedony type quartz that acquires a reddish color due to its iron oxides. It is very used in seals because it has the curious quality of not sticking to the hot wax, so for sealing letters and leaving the seal was an ideal material, in addition to its high hardness that made it ideal for the realization of jewelry.