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Hellenistic Amethyst and Gold Beads

strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold sailor’s knot chain and S-hook clasp

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4th - 2nd Centuries BC

Length: 45.7 cm. (18 in.)

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#2230

ex: private American collection, early 1970’s

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Comparandum: Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectible Beads (Vista, 1995) Dubin, Lois Sherr ; The History of Beads (New York, 1987)

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