A ROMAN GOLD AND AGATE NECKLACE
A ROMAN GOLD AND AGATE NECKLACE

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD AND AGATE NECKLACE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Centered by a rectangular box with a wavy ribbon flange, set with a banded agate, its edges bevelled, joined to two lengths of loop-in-loop chain, each link joined to a sheet gold element of undulating tendrils, the triangular terminals finished with a hook-and-loop closure
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) long
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1980s.

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