An old Islamic Fustat (Cairo) glass eye bead necklace with later Islamic silver bead spacers.

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An old Islamic Fustat (Cairo) glass eye bead necklace with later Islamic silver bead spacers.
Stock Number:
y849
$ 1450.00

Description

An old Islamic Fustat (Cairo) glass eye bead necklace with later Islamic silver bead spacers. Strung on plastic coated wire with a sterling silver clasp.

A wearable example.

Ex: S. Kovar Collection, Collected in the 1930's.

Ex: East Australian Trading, Sale No. AA201508, Date: 10 Aug 2015 Lot 173

Origin:

Glass Beads: Circa 13th to 15th Century A.D., Egypt

Silver beads: Circa 19th Century A.D., Egypt.

Dimensions:

Beads: 0.8 to 1.5 cm

Full length: 43 cm

Condition:

Wear on the glass beads, in good condition.