NECKLACE This recomposed necklace is made of emerald... Lot 44

NECKLACE This recomposed necklace is made of emerald beads, rock crystal and spherical gold elements. The fastener is made of two gold openwork discs forming leafy crosses. Although this necklace is recomposed, the assembly respects a precise typology from the Byzantine productions of this period. 28 grs; Byzantine art, Life - 17th century Provenance Private collection Berlin, 1962 For a similar typology SPIER, J., Treasures of the Ferrell Collection, pp.232-233, n°165-166 A restrung necklace composed of Byzantine emeralds, rock crystal, and gold beads. 6th-7th century A.D. The claps takes the form of two circular gold elements with openwork in the form of a foliate cross. One element is attached to a hook, and the other has a loop. This necklace has been restrung accordingly to the Byzantine typology with genuine elements.