ACHAEMENID NECKLACE in yellow gold and orange carnelian consisting of fourteen pendants in the form of a lotus flower between two swan necks, pendants in the form of discs, granulations and tubes. East, Achaemenid period 4th century 4th century BC Length: 57 cm - Total gross weight: 54 g (Visible damage and missing, reassembled, added elements) PROVENANCE - Private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1970s. - Christie's London sale 6 October 2011 (Sale 2390), lot 293.