Lot 86. A Sarmatian gold and glass necklace with lion-head terminals, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.; 26 ¼ in. (66.6 cm.) long. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Provenance: Acquired by the father of the current owner, U.S., by 1992; thence by descent.

Note: The necklace is formed from a length of double loop-in-loop chain with each end terminating in a lion head. Their cylindrical collars are each ornamented with bezel set cabochon green and red glass. For a related necklace with a similar chain and lynx heads, see no. 175 in A.A. Trofimova, ed., Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art from the Hermitage.

Christie's. Antiquities, New York, 13 October 2020.