Circa 19th century A.D. A designer necklace composed of cornerless cube shaped amethyst beads interspersed with round beads with a sheet-metal cladding bearing four-petalled flower motifs; large central cylinder seal bead bearing an ancient Assyrian style design bearing what is likely a worshipping scene composed of standing human figures and animals, stars, the sun and crescent moon in the field above; hook-and-eye clasp. 154 grams, 56 cm long (22 in.). London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. [No Reserve]