A fine restrung Ancient Roman necklace comprised of transparent green glass beads. The body of the necklace is made up of long, tubular beads interspersed with shorter, tubular beads. The pendant then comprises a flat, disc-like bead followed by a short, tubular bead and topped by two rounded beads. Each bead displays a unique size, shape, and hue, consistent with this period of glass production. The necklace is in very good condition, with signs of wear consistent with the object’s age. Please note that this necklace is unclasped and threaded on string. Such necklaces testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire. Glass had become a more malleable material following the invention of glass blowing in the 1st century AD, allowing for new shapes and moulds to become popular in Roman society. One of these innovations included glass colouration, which could be achieved using different metal oxides. The mass production of glass in Ancient Rome prompted the development of glass jewellery, which has been passed down to us in abundance. As Roman glass ages, it adopts qualities unique to this culture’s products and demonstrative of the Romans’ glass production process. For instance, contaminants manufactured into the glass, exposed to the surrounding environment over thousands of years, will transform formerly-transparent glass with beautiful lustres and speckling unique to each piece. Measurements (approx.): Beaded half length 21cm; Half-length 33.5cm Provenance: Ex private UK collection, acquired 1990s.