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LOT 0679

Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

16 3/4 in. (19.86 grams, 42.7 cm).

Composed of graduated oblate, annular and other beads, central feature a large re-used mosaic glass fragment. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. for similar necklaces in blue glass Johns, C., The Jewellery of Roman Britain, Celtic and Classical Traditions, London, 1996, p.100.

Footnotes

Such necklaces testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire. Roman jewellery at first followed trends set by the Etruscans, using gold and glass beads, but with the extension of the Empire and the adoption of different styles from Greece, Egypt and North Africa, jewellery designs became increasingly various and elaborate. Each bead of this beautiful necklace is unique in shape, lustre and speckling, creating a mosaic like impression. Blue glass beads are distinguished by the scholars as opaque mid-blue and deep translucent cobalt blue.

CONDITION

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LOT 0679

Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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