HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET STRAP NECKLACE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Composed of six interlinked loop-in-loop chains, the drop-shaped, box-constructed terminals with a border of filigree twisted wires voluted at the end, each with a bezel set cabochon garnet within the drop and at the end, a second now-missing stone once set in the empty drop-shaped bezel, a small loop projecting from the tip, the lower edge of the chain fringed by twenty-two rosettes with filigree petals and a granule at the center, each supporting a beech-nut pendant; with a modern gold chain joined to the ends of the strap to be worn as a necklace; together with a modern, Greek-style gold brooch with a cabochon garnet
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) long (2)

來源

with Jack M. Ogden, London.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1988.

拍品專文

Greek jewelers found inspiration in nature for many of their design elements. Several floral types had sacred meaning in ritual and funerary contexts, with specific associations with deities in the Greek pantheon. Among the most popular in the Hellenistic Period are beech nuts, as the beech tree is commonly found in the landscape of Northern Greece. For a similar example, thought to have been found in Thessaloniki, see no. 30, pp. 74-75 in Williams and Ogden, Greek Gold, Jewellery of the Classical World.