A Greek gold chain necklace, Hellenistic, circa 3rd century BC. Gold, Length: 43.4 cm. Courtesy KALLOS GALLERY at  

Provenance: Jean Sigrist Collection, Basel, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s
With Galerie Nefer, Zurich, 2002
Private Collection, Switzerland.

The necklace is composed of three loop-in-loop chains fastened together to form a ribbon, with a fringe of small seed-pod pendants attached to the outer links of the necklace. The terminals are in the form of elliptical plates bordered with beaded wire and decorated with a filigree palmette. The join of the terminal and ribbon is masked by a row of six pointed leaves. A loop is attached at the ends of each plate.