Ca. 600-700 AD A gold chain necklace with alternate gold and agate spheres; centered with an openwork pendant with filigree decoration and flanked by two dangling agate beads. Hook-and-eye closure. For a similar type see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 17.190.1652. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: L:355mm / W:mm ; 13.32g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.