A Roman amber and garnet bead necklace
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A Roman amber and garnet bead necklace
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. and later
The amber beads of spherical form interspersed with spherical heart-shaped gold pendants with scrolled terminals, squat spherical garnets encased within filigree decorated discs pendant below, two Byzantine style openwork scrolled discs flanking, the bead section 25cm long, 63cm overall, re-strung with modern gold
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Provenance:
Goddard (1869-1925) and Josephine Cook DuBois (1864-1961) Collection, USA, acquired in Egypt, circa 1901-1907; thence by descent to grandson George DuBois, then passed to his wife Judith on his death; by decent to the present owner.
The Goddard & Josephine Dubois Collection was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1920-38, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1945-60, and the Museum of Man California 1968.
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. and later
The amber beads of spherical form interspersed with spherical heart-shaped gold pendants with scrolled terminals, squat spherical garnets encased within filigree decorated discs pendant below, two Byzantine style openwork scrolled discs flanking, the bead section 25cm long, 63cm overall, re-strung with modern gold
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Goddard (1869-1925) and Josephine Cook DuBois (1864-1961) Collection, USA, acquired in Egypt, circa 1901-1907; thence by descent to grandson George DuBois, then passed to his wife Judith on his death; by decent to the present owner.
The Goddard & Josephine Dubois Collection was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1920-38, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1945-60, and the Museum of Man California 1968.
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A Roman amber and garnet bead necklace
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