A ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Composed of seventeen large flattened oval rock crystal beads, graduated in size, interspersed with sixteen polygonal carnelian beads, with two oval carnelian beads at each end
23 in. (59.7 cm) long

Lot Essay

For the rock crystal beads compare those illustrated on p. 69 in Treasures from the Ukrainian Steppes. For the polygonal beads compare no. 97 in Deppert-Lippitz, Ancinet Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art.

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