HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANT AND NECKLACE
Ca. BC 400 - 300.
A gold pendant on a beaded necklace. The circular pendant has a central omphalos and three circular lines of filigree motifs. The necklace is composed of gold and glass beads. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1445, ANCIENT JEWELRY, Lot. 119. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 280mm x 48mm; Weight: 30g
Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
