ROMAN NECKLACES

192   ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE         II-III century A.D. Composed of nine gold pendants with double-ribbed suspension loop decorated with twisted wire, blue glass cabochons set in collar with pinched edge; fourteen  hollow, ribbed gold beads, soldered from two halves and terminated by strip-twisted wire collars; sixty-six  spherical and globular blue glass beads.  L. 14" (35.6 cm). For similar beads see: Rudolph W. A golden legacy. Ancient jewelry from the B.Y. Berry collection at the Indiana University Art Museum, 1995, cat.90.A. SOLD

627   ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE          II-III century A.D. Composed of six gold crescent pendants with twisted wire perimeter and double-ribbed suspension loop,  triangular clusters of granulation, single granules at termination points; twenty- five 14-faceted green glass beads; thirty-four spherical and semi-spherical small green glass beads and later gold beads, soldered from two halves and terminated with wire collars;  L. 15" (38.1 cm). SOLD

N1   ROMAN GOLD AND GLASS NECKLACE         II-III century A.D. Consists of hollow, gold ribbed tubes spaced by groups of three blue glass beads; two semicircular gold pendants with incised  lines and a suspension loop with single granulation at the top; central pendant with incised lines and granulation on the back, beaded wire perimeter and green glass cabochon set in collar with incised  lines and pinched edge.  Suspension loop decorated by granulations on top.  L. 15.2" (38.6 cm). For a similar cabochon setting see: Davidson P. F. Ancient Greek and Roman jewelry in The Brooklyn Museum, 1984, cat. # 135.    SOLD

156   ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND CARNELIAN BEAD NECKLACE          I-II century A.D. Composed of eleven scaraboid shaped rock crystal beads, twelve biconical rock crystal beads. Interspersed with twenty-four biconvex carnelian beads. L. 18 1/4" (46.4 cm). See: See: Limper K. Uruk. Perlen. Ketten. Anhänger. Ph. Von Zabern, 1989, tbl. 59, 348; Christie's NY, Ancient Jewelry, 12/08/1999, lot #98. $ 1850

684   ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND GOLD NECKLACE          I-II century A.D. Composed of  fourteen scaraboid shaped rock crystal beads, form-fit with gold collars soldered to small cylindrical gold sheet terminations; fourteen conical rock crystal beads; one compressed sphere bead. L. 19.5" (49.5 cm). See: See: Limper K. Uruk. Perlen. Ketten. Anhänger. Ph. Von Zabern, 1989, tbl. 59, 348; Christie's NY, Ancient Jewelry, 12/08/1999, lot #98. SOLD

N50   ROMAN OR PARTHIAN CARNELIAN NECKLACE            I century B.C - I century A.D. Composed of globular carnelian beads and seventeen conical pendants with round bottoms and tops. Wide range of light orange to red-brown with different degree of transparency. Pendants and beads have conical opening, some are drilled from both ends. Some globular beads have a shallow slit across the opening at one or both ends to prevent drilling device from slipping.    L.17.5" (44.4 cm). See: Limper K. Uruk. Perlen. Ketten. Anhänger. Ph. Von Zabern, 1989, tbl. 56, 57. SOLD

N55   ROMAN OR PARTHIAN CARNELIAN NECKLACE           I century B.C - I century A.D. Composed of globular carnelian beads of different shades of orange. Conical opening, some beads are drilled from both ends. Some beads have a shallow slit across the opening at one or both ends to prevent drilling device from slipping.   L. 18.3" (46.5 cm). See: Limper K. Uruk. Perlen. Ketten. Anhänger. Ph. Von Zabern, 1989, tbl. 56, 57. $ 600

N52   ROMAN OR PARTHIAN CARNELIAN NECKLACE           I century A.D. Composed of globular carnelian beads ranging from dark brown to dark orange in color. Conical opening, some beads are drilled from both ends. Some beads have shallow slit across the opening at one or both ends to prevent drilling device from slipping. L. 16.5" (42 cm). See: Limper K. Uruk. Perlen. Ketten. Anhänger. Ph. Von Zabern, 1989, tbl. 56, 57. $ 500

172   ROMAN SILVER TORQUE          WITH TWO ROMAN DENARII PENDANTS                   late I–III c. A.D. Made of spirally twisted wire with rectangular cross section. One end hammered into a plate forming a round hoop with a round hole. The  other end is a hook with a knob at the end. Double bent silver strip riveted  to each: Denarii of Septimius Severus and Geta as Caesar. 5.5” x 5.7”(14 x 14.5 cm). For the same type torque see: Ruseva-Prokoska L. Roman jewelry. A Collection of National Archaeological Museum-Sofia. 1991, cat. # 75, 91.  SOLD