run horizontally and are tied at intervals by wrapping two strings about the fibers
and wing cases
while the flattened bottom and angular profile copy the metal style for the period
Dimensions: Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
A superb Western Asiatic Gemstone Necklace, ca. 2nd millennium BCE - 1st century CE Jewelry - Pendants run horizontally and are tiedThis stunning necklace brings together the most rare and prized gemstones of the ancient world. It comprises flat rectangular beads, hand carved from red jasper, malachite, breccia, limestone, quartz, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and glass paste, restrung and separated by antique 18K gold spacers. For a related example see Dubin, Lois Sherr, The History of Beads (New York, 1987), 333a c. Dimensions: Necklace length: 15 inches (38 cm) Condition: All beads