Name: Bronze Sestertius Necklace of Roman Emperor Maximinus I
SKU: FJ.2742
Price: 18000.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world. It is the period in which Greek and Roman society flourished and wielded great influence throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Conventionally, it is taken to begin with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (8th–7th century BC), and continues through the emergence of Christianity and the decline of the Roman Empire (5th century AD). It ends with the dissolution of classical culture at the close of Late Antiquity (AD 300–600). The culture of the ancient Greeks, together with a cross section of influences from the Orient, prevailed throughout classical antiquity as the basis of art, philosophy, society, and educational ideals. These ideals were preserved and imitated by the Romans, and it is this “Greco-Roman” cultural foundation that has been so immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, art, and architecture of the modern world. Out of this sprang the ground-breaking art of the period, with its emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry, and a revolutionary blending of naturalism with idealism. “Classical Art,”…

Bronze Sestertius Necklace of Roman Emperor Maximinus I

SKU

FJ.2742

Circa

235 AD to 238 AD

Medium

Bronze, Diamond, Gold, Sapphire

Origin

Jordan (Geresa)

Gallery Location

S Korea

The person who first held this ancient coin was witness to history, to the excitement and grandeur of the Roman empire. In its brilliant setting of gold and gems, this token of the classical past seems completely at home in the modern era as well. Whoever wears this splendid jewel today will certainly make a little history of her own.

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Bronze Sestertius Necklace of Roman Emperor Maximinus I

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