RARE HELLENISTIC GOLD NECKLACE WITH FLORAL DECORATION

Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A gold necklace composed of 13 rosette plaques and a pair of elongated tubular terminals. Each rosette consists of concentric tiers of rounded petals outlined with twisted filigree wire and centred by a gold granule. The terminals are decorated with applied filigree and granulation, with loops securing the adjoining elements. For similar: The National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Magna Grecia, Inv. 126412-126417. Size: 13-31mm x 7-13mm; Weight: 19.4g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Brussels, Belgium; initially from a Swiss private collection (1901?1981). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.