Hellenistic Amethyst and Gold Beads

strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold S-hook clasp

 

 

4th - 2nd Centuries BC

 

Necklace Length: 45.7 cm.       (18 in.)

 

ex: private American collection, early 1970's

 

Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectable Beads (Vista, 1995) 

 

 

 

#2230