A BYZANTINE GOLD, ROCK CRYSTAL AND AMETHYST NECKLACE
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A BYZANTINE GOLD, ROCK CRYSTAL AND AMETHYST NECKLACE

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

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A BYZANTINE GOLD, ROCK CRYSTAL AND AMETHYST NECKLACE
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Composed of alternating eleven biconical amethyst and ten tear-drop rock crystal beads, the central amethyst larger, with gold collared spacer beads decorated with granulated triangles, terminating in a hook-and-loop closure joined to an openwork foliate roundel set with four seed pearls
20 5/8 in. (52.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection, UK, acquired 1950s; and thence by descent.
London art market.

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