A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET STRAP NECKLACE HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C. Composed of six interlinked loop-in-loop chains, the drop-shaped, box-constructed terminals with a border of filigree twisted wires voluted at the end, each with a bezel set cabochon garnet within the drop and at the end, a second now-missing stone once set in the empty drop-shaped bezel, a small loop projecting from the tip, the lower edge of the chain fringed by twenty-two rosettes with filigree petals and a granule at the center, each supporting a beech-nut pendant; with a modern gold chain joined to the ends of the strap to be worn as a necklace; together with a modern, Greek-style gold brooch with a cabochon garnet 12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) long (2)
A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET STRAP NECKLACE HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C. Composed of six interlinked loop-in-loop chains, the drop-shaped, box-constructed terminals with a border of filigree twisted wires voluted at the end, each with a bezel set cabochon garnet within the drop and at the end, a second now-missing stone once set in the empty drop-shaped bezel, a small loop projecting from the tip, the lower edge of the chain fringed by twenty-two rosettes with filigree petals and a granule at the center, each supporting a beech-nut pendant; with a modern gold chain joined to the ends of the strap to be worn as a necklace; together with a modern, Greek-style gold brooch with a cabochon garnet 12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) long (2)
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