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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Composed of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, with ten plain links threaded through faceted carnelian beads, with a hook-and-loop closure, the loop end with a cabochon carnelian set in a box bezel with a flange on the top end, two loops joined to the lower end of the back of the bezel, suspending two thin lengths of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, each terminating in a sheet gold leaf, tapering to a wire looped around the chain and spiral twisted along its upper end
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Composed of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, with ten plain links threaded through faceted carnelian beads, with a hook-and-loop closure, the loop end with a cabochon carnelian set in a box bezel with a flange on the top end, two loops joined to the lower end of the back of the bezel, suspending two thin lengths of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain, each terminating in a sheet gold leaf, tapering to a wire looped around the chain and spiral twisted along its upper end
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Francesca Artuner, Brussels, 1991.
Thereafter acquired by the current owner, New York.
Thereafter acquired by the current owner, New York.
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