Late Roman and Early Islamic Glass and Gold Beads

strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold S-hook clasp
3rd - 13th Centuries AD
Necklace Length: 63.5 cm. (25 in.)
ex: private American collection, before 1979
Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectable Beads (Vista, 1995)
#6881