Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 74 in Rudolph, A Golden Legacy, Ancient Jewelry from the Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum.
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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Composed of a length of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, each link backing a hollow sheet ornament in the form of two joined triangles, a groove in between, balls on the ends, the hook-and-loop closure each ornamented with a sheet triangle
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) long
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Composed of a length of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, each link backing a hollow sheet ornament in the form of two joined triangles, a groove in between, balls on the ends, the hook-and-loop closure each ornamented with a sheet triangle
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) long
Provenance
American Collection, 1980s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1992 (The Gift of the Gods, no. 126).
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1992 (The Gift of the Gods, no. 126).