A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE
A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Composed of forty-five biconical amethyst beads interspersed with sixteen biconical gold beads, all graduated in size; strung with a modern hook-and-loop closure
15¾ in. (40 cm.) long
Provenance
Lilian Dwyer Collection, County Cork, Ireland, 1950s.

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