Roman Necklace

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  Background:
Roman women wore as many as five necklaces covering from the base of the neck to just above the waist. These necklaces contained glass beads, amethysts, emeralds, pearls, sapphires and cornelian threaded on wire using a technique now called loop in loop. This necklace was made to wear with my Roman outfit for the Coronation of Darius II and Roxane II on 4/12/03.

Bibliography:

  • Mascetti, Daniela and Amanda Triossi. The Necklace: From Antiquity to the Present. Harry N. Abrams. Inc., NY. 1997.
  • Ogden, Jack. Ancient Jewellery University of California Press/British Museum.
  • Tait, Hugh - Editor. Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery British Museum Press. 1996.

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    Imitation Roman style necklace
    The lobster clasp is NOT (alas) period.    		 Making the first loop of the chain was easy
    Making the closing loop uniform was not as easy.

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