ROMAN STONE AND GLASS NECKLACE

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A restrung necklace composed of stone and glass beads of cylindrical, barrel, spherical and disc shapes in various colours, arranged in a graduated sequence with the largest beads at the centre and progressively smaller examples towards the ends. Size: 360/720mm x 20mm; Weight: 96g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early1990s