A ROMAN AGATE BEAD NECKLACE
A ROMAN AGATE BEAD NECKLACE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN AGATE BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Composed of seventeen biconical beads graduated in size, interspersed with thirty-two spherical agates centered by later gold beads, the central biconical bead framed by a smaller biconical agate on either side; finished with a modern loop at each end
21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm.) long
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1978.

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