necklace
- Museum number
- 1872,0604.668
- Description
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Gold necklace consisting of fourteen gold foil seed pod beads, twisted into the shape of an S, and alternating with fifteen lenticular garnet beads; three festoons hanging from the central part; those on the outside are each formed of three gold beads similar to those above and four similar garnet beads, that in the centre is double, consisting in all of six gold and seven garnet beads; between the festoons are pendants, each comprised of two garnet beads; a single garnet bead also hangs from the upper line within each of the side festoons.
- Production date
- 2ndC-3rdC
- Dimensions
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Length: 44.10 centimetres
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Weight: 468 grains
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1872,0604.668
