A Roman gilded glass, gold and faience bead necklace
A Roman gilded glass, gold and faience bead necklace
Circa 1st Century B.C.–1st Century A.D.
Formed of 39 gilded glass cylindrical beads of varying sizes interspersed with 18 collared spherical gold beads and 56 blue and red Egyptian faience disc beads, with a central larger gilded glass bead, all restrung with a modern S-hook enclosure, 40cm long
Provenance:
with Fortuna Fine Art, New York.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above 1990.
Gilded glass was an especially popular choice for jewellery from the mid 1st Century B.C. to the mid 1st Century A.D.
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A Roman gilded glass, gold and faience bead necklace
Circa 1st Century B.C.–1st Century A.D.
Formed of 39 gilded glass cylindrical beads of varying sizes interspersed with 18 collared spherical gold beads and 56 blue and red Egyptian faience disc beads, with a central larger gilded glass bead, all restrung with a modern S-hook enclosure, 40cm long
Provenance:
with Fortuna Fine Art, New York.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above 1990.
Gilded glass was an especially popular choice for jewellery from the mid 1st Century B.C. to the mid 1st Century A.D.
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