NECKLACE Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd century BC... Lot 23

NECKLACE Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd century BC - 3rd century AD Gold, garnet, carnelian and glass paste Pendant height 4.8 cm Provenance Former private collection, acquired in the 1970s-1980s Then by descent, private collection, 1998 An eastern mediterranean restrung necklace with gold pendants of various shape set with garnets (one with a seal) and glass paste, alternate with glass paste beads. The central pendants in temple-shaped composed of 2 gold sheets decorated with granulations and pear-shaped boxes set with garnets and glass pastes. On the back the necklace is fixed through a double barrel shaped bead. Ca. 2nd century B.C. - 3rd century A.D.