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CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE GOLD AND AMETHYST NECKLACE
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
Composed of eight large tear-drop shape amethyst beads, eight seed pearls in between, terminating in openwork discs each with two facing birds on dotted groundlines, scrolling tendrils beneath, with hook-and-loop closure
16 in. (40.7 cm.) long
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
Composed of eight large tear-drop shape amethyst beads, eight seed pearls in between, terminating in openwork discs each with two facing birds on dotted groundlines, scrolling tendrils beneath, with hook-and-loop closure
16 in. (40.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Conrad Hatch collection, Rhineland, Germany, acquired in the 1970s.
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