A restrung Ancient Roman necklace composed of green glass beads of various shapes and sizes. The beads maintain a fairly uniform size throughout the necklace, except for two long tubular pieces that mirror each other just before the centre piece. The central pendant-like formation consists of a cluster of five spherical beads. Each glass bead presents a unique shape and slightly different shade of colour, reflecting their antique and hand-crafted qualities. Such necklaces testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire. The mass production of glass in Ancient Rome explains the common use of this material in jewellery-making. The ageing process of glass endows Roman glass jewellery with unique qualities. For instance, contaminants manufactured into the glass, combined with the surrounding environment over thousands of years, result in beautiful iridescence and speckling, where the glass might formerly have been transparent. Measurements: Half-length ~36.1cm, beaded half-length ~20.3cm Provenance: Ex private UK collection, acquired 1990s.