COLLIER ACHÉMÉNIDE

ACHAEMENID NECKLACE
in yellow gold and orange carnelian
fourteen pendants in the shape of a lotus flower
between two swan necks,
pendants in the form of discs, granulations and tubes.
East, Achaemenid period 4th century
B.C.
Length: 57 cm - Total gross weight: 54 g
(Visible damage and missing parts, reassembled,
added elements)

PROVENANCE
- Private collection, Germany| acquired
1970s.
- Christie's London sale October 6, 2011 (Sale
2390), lot 293.