Including Egyptian amethyst beads from the Roman Period, Greek gold beads from the Hellenistic period, and lengths of Byzantine gold chain; strung with a modern metal clasp

17 in. (43.1 cm.) long as strung

Acquired by the current owner, New Orleans, 1966 or prior.

J.B. Byrnes, The Odyssey of an Art Collector: Unity in Diversity/Five Thousand Years of Art, New Orleans, 1966, p. 143, no. 33.

New Orleans, The Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, The Odyssey of an Art Collector: Unity in Diversity/Five Thousand Years of Art, 11 November 1966-8 January 1967.
Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum, 1984-1986 (loan no. 0032.1984).

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