CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A SARMATION GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE WITH LION-HEAD TERMINALS
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
26 ¼ in. (66.6 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired by the father of the current owner, U.S., by 1992; thence by descent.

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Lot Essay

The necklace is formed from a length of double loop-in-loop chain with each end terminating in a lion head. Their cylindrical collars are each ornamented with bezel set cabochon green and red glass. For a related necklace with a similar chain and lynx heads, see no. 175 in A.A. Trofimova, ed., Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art from the Hermitage.

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