CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

The necklace is formed from a length of double loop-in-loop chain with each end terminating in a lion head. Their cylindrical collars are each ornamented with bezel set cabochon green and red glass. For a related necklace with a similar chain and lynx heads, see no. 175 in A.A. Trofimova, ed., Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art from the Hermitage.