A restrung Ancient Roman necklace composed of deep blue glass beads. The body of the necklace is made up of small rounded bead slightly increasing in size towards the centre. At the centre, a stack of four beads acts as a pendant, beginning with a melon-shaped bead, followed by a polygonal bead, a tubular bead, and finished with a thin elongated bead. The necklace is threaded on string and finished with a modern gold-plated clasp. Signs of wear as consistent with age. Such necklaces testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire, the mass production of glass in Ancient Rome prompted the development of glass jewellery. The ageing process of glass endows Roman glass jewellery with unique qualities. For instance, contaminants manufactured into the glass, exposed to the surrounding environment over thousands of years, result in beautiful lustres and speckling, where the glass might formerly have been transparent. Measurements: Length 45.5cm Provenance: Ex private UK collection, acquired 1990s.