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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Composed of eleven carnelian beads, each threaded on a plain wire and looped at each end, and joined by double figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, one end terminating in a hook, the other joined to an oval box-shaped bezel set with a cabochon carnelian, the bezel's outer edge fringed with beaded wire
15¾ in. (40 cm) long
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Composed of eleven carnelian beads, each threaded on a plain wire and looped at each end, and joined by double figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, one end terminating in a hook, the other joined to an oval box-shaped bezel set with a cabochon carnelian, the bezel's outer edge fringed with beaded wire
15¾ in. (40 cm) long
Provenance
with Ariadne Gallery, New York, 1980s.