necklace

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Object Type: necklace
Museum number: 1872,0604.670
Description: Plaited gold necklace decorated with precious stones in the form of a butterfly; the head is a garnet, the body is a sapphire and two white stones form the wings.
Cultures/periods: Roman
Production date: 1stC-2ndC
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Rome (city)
Materials: gold; garnet; sapphire
Dimensions: Length: 32.10 centimetres; Weight: 238 grains
Bibliographic references: Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum. (2746)
Location: On display (G70/dc32)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2005 11 Nov-2006 26 Feb, Italy, Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewellery
Subjects: insect
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Alessandro Castellani
Acquisition date: 1814
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1872,0604.670
Conservation: Treatment: 24 Sep 1991; Treatment: 11 Oct 2005

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