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A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Composed of biconical amethyst beads, graduated in size, the upper section interspersed with spherical gold beads, the lower with barrel-shaped gold beads, centered by a lentoid pendant, its loop bifurcating into volutes, punctuated with granules, a cluster of granules at the base; now arranged with a modern clasp
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) long

PROVENANCE
with Joseph G. Gerena, New York 1999.
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