ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH AMETHYST STONES
Ca. 100-300 AD. A sophisticated necklace with a loop in loop gold links, interspersed with disc-shaped amethyst beads. Necklaces were part of the feminine costume in the Roman world and were used both for aesthetic purposes and to communicate social messages of status and wealth. Size: L:360mm / 170mm clasped; 6.08g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.

Estimate: GBP 1000 - 2000