Description:

Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. late 4th century to 2nd century BCE. Wow! A gorgeous necklace composed of twenty-five dark blue glass beads, one green glass bead, twenty-three sky blue glass beads, twenty reel-shaped, 20K gold beads, and a single larger, double-reel shaped 22K gold bead. All on a modern stringing with modern findings. The colors of these beads, especially the sky blue ones, are remarkable, as is the craftsmanship of the reel-shaped gold beads. Length of strand: 16.75" L (42.5 cm)

Provenance: private Davis Collection, Houston, Texas, USA

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  • Condition: Lightly encrusted patina on most beads. One of the dark blue and one of the sky blue beads are modern replacements; all others are ancient beads on modern stringing.

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