A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE
A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE

CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE
circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
Composed of fifty granduated beads, chiefly biconical in shape, interspersed with six gold biconical beads, each with a rim of beaded wire, all strung together with a gold bulla pendant, lentoid in shape, the front rimmed in filligree beaded wire, with a ridged suspension loop above
17 in. (43.8 cm) long