RARE ETRUSCAN NECKLACE WITH GOLD SUN PENDANT

Ca. 800 - 700 BC.
An extremely fine Etruscan necklace composed of tubular glass and round gold beads. Attached to this is a large gold medallion decorated with concentric geometric motifs surrounding a central sun pattern. In the registers, there are different types of geometric designs such as spirals, grecques and triangles made by hammering and engraving on a very fine circular foil. For similar see Met Museum Accession Number: 65.11.10.
Size: 430mm x 100mm; Weight: 55g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Binoche' Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 242. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.