HELLENISTIC GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE
Ca. 400 BC.
A restrung necklace comprising variously shaped glass beads, interspersed with gold beads and pendants. Necklaces were part of the feminine costume in the Hellenistic world and were used both for aesthetic purposes and to communicate social messages of status and wealth.
Size: L:570mm / W:12.1mm ; 20.31g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market since the 1970s.
Estimate: GBP 600 - 900