STUNNING ROMAN MILLEFIORI GLASS NECKLACE

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A polychrome glass necklace composed of millefiori and mosaic beads in spherical, cylindrical and barrel shapes. The beads are decorated with eye motifs, rosettes, feathered patterns, chevrons, spirals and multicoloured bands, centred by a large cylindrical bead with marbled and spotted decoration. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1887,1220.1. Size: 410/820mm x 35mm; Weight: 148g Provenance: UK private collection; formerly in a Paris-based collection formed during the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.