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LOT 0062

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GBP (£) 3,500 - 4,500
EUR (€) 4,050 - 5,210
USD ($) 4,690 - 6,030

Current bid: £2,500 (+bp*)
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(1 Bid, Reserve not met)   |   Current bid: £2,500
LATE HELLENISTIC-EARLY ROMAN GEMSTONE, GOLD AND GLASS BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
16 7/8 in. (43 grams total, 44 cm including clasp).

Restrung necklace with oval semi-precious stones and gold-domed appliqués; double strand of Roman spherical blue glass beads, varying in hues and tones, and to the top of each strand a single appliqué with a gold discoid plaque set with a garnet polished stone to the left and a vibrant green aventurine stone to the right; a double-domed appliqué behind each small plaque, and a larger discoid set with crystal on the left and pale amethyst to the right; central prominent chalcedony set discoid.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market prior to 2000.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12947-246339.

LITERATURE:
See Ogden J.M., Gold Jewellery in Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine Egypt, In two volumes, Volume 2 – Figures, Durham, 1990, figs.500-502b, for parts of similar necklaces.

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