A fine Persian and Roman-Egyptian glass bead necklace with modern gold beads

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A fine Persian and Roman-Egyptian glass bead necklace with modern gold beads
Stock Number:
y782
$ 8850.00

Description

A fine ancient glass bead necklace with modern gold spacer beads and clasp. Comprising three (3) central Persian glass bottle form beads, thirty seven (37) Islamic glass beads, and eleven 18 carat solid gold nugget beads, with another six 18 carat over resin beads, strung on plastic coated wire finished with a solid 18 carat gold clasp.

A beautiful wearable example.

Origin:

Persian Glass beads: circa 7th to 12th Century A.D., Greater Persia

Roman Glass Beads: 1st to 2nd Century A.D., Egypt

Gold beads and clasp, 20th Century

Dimensions:

Length: 45 cm

Condition: 

Wear on all of the glass beads.