A FATIMID COLLECTION OF ORNATE GOLD BEADS, 11TH-13TH CENTURY
31 Pieces: 1-1.5 cm. diam. 185 gr. weightCATALOGUE NOTE Both men and women wore silver and gold necklaces in Fatimid times, but this resembles a woman’s choker. This necklace consists of thirty one hollow beads made of gold sheet, each with facets and a central hole in each side surrounded by twisted gold wire.
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31 Pieces: 1-1.5 cm. diam. 185 gr. weightCATALOGUE NOTE Both men and women wore silver and gold necklaces in Fatimid times, but this resembles a woman’s choker. This necklace consists of thirty one hollow beads made of gold sheet, each with facets and a central hole in each side surrounded by twisted gold wire.