Beaded Necklace, Greco-Roman: Hellenistic Amethyst Beads, ca. 4th-2nd century B.C.; Roman gold beads and front pendant drops, ca. 1st-3rd century A.D.
Gold, amethyst, restrung with a modern 18 carat gold S-hook clasp
length: 42 cm; 16 5/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection (Europe), assembled 1990s or earlier.
Literature
Comparanda:
Rudolph, Wolf ; Ancient Jewelry from the Collection of Burton Y Berry (Bloomington, 1973) pp.40-41, no.38 Getty Museum, Malibu acc. no. 92.AM.8.10
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Philadelphia obj. no. MS5150