Amethyst Bead Necklace

India, circa 1900

Length: 58 cm
Weight: 406 grams

An amethyst necklace, consisting of thirty-two stones, each of flattened spherical form, with wheel-cut ribbing across the surface, drilled and strung in graded sizes. The stones are of excellent colour and fine translucence.

References:

A necklace of emeralds, with similar cutting, is published in Kuwait, 1982, p. 131.