Byzantine, 6th century A.D.

Gold and Amethyst

L: 41.5 cm

Serial: 20533

Provenance: Ex- Conrad Hatch collection, Rhineland, Germany, acquired in the 1970s;

US private collection, New York, acquired November 15, 2018; Gifted to the current owner in 2018.

Exhibited: SOFA Chicago, 2-5 November 2017

Composed of eight large tear-drop shape amethyst beads, eight seed pearls in between, terminating in openwork discs each with two facing birds on dotted groundlines, scrolling tendrils beneath, with hook-and-loop closure.