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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK AMETHYST AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
Composed of thirty-nine biconical amethyst beads, graduated in size, interspersed with twelve hollow gold spheres, their surfaces studded with hollow domes
21½ in. (54.6 cm.) long
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
Composed of thirty-nine biconical amethyst beads, graduated in size, interspersed with twelve hollow gold spheres, their surfaces studded with hollow domes
21½ in. (54.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in London, 1985.