Description:

Classical World, Eastern Mediterranean, Greco-Phoenician, ca. 6th to 1st century BCE; Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE; Near East, Islamic Period, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A beautiful and wearable necklace composed of 6 ancient glass beads strung on a modern wire with modern peridot beads and a lobster clasp! Included is a faience blue sphere with slender ribs from ancient Egypt, a barrel form with glass canes spirally wound with alternating trails to create a zigzag effect- likely Roman or near eastern Islamic style. One is decorated with white and blue dots or "eyes," popular in Phoenicia and throughout the Mediterranean, that were believed to be symbols to ward against evil forces. Size of strand: 22.75" L (57.8 cm); largest bead: 0.9" Diameter x 0.5" W (2.3 cm x 1.3 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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#140557

  • Condition: Chips and nicks to all beads with some larger losses around openings. Repair to eye bead with adhesive to one nodule. The 6 ancient glass beads are strung in modern times on a modern strand with modern cut peridots. Wearable!

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