Sale 1313
New York
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11 December 2003
Price realised
USD 2,390
Estimate
A ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D. Formed of figure-8 loop-in-loop chain joined to links threaded through glass beads imitating natural emerald crystals, with a hook-and-loop closure, the loop end threaded through a domed rosette 29½ in. (74.9 cm.) long
Provenance
American Private Collection. Acquired by the current owner in the 1980s.
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