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Romano Egyptian Faience & Glass Bead Necklace

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Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 5th century CE. A beautiful necklace of a wearable form composed with dozens of faience and glass beads in wondrous blue colors. The beads take on circular, fluted, and barrel-shaped forms, with several 'eye' beads bearing petite concentric circles that resemble an ocular orb staring back out at the viewer. The largest bead is a triangular pendant with a horizontal suspension tube along the upper periphery. Glass and faience are some of Egypt's most noteworthy additions to ancient jewelry, and Roman occupation of Egypt only increased the beauty and abundance of these beads. Beads like those on this necklace were elegant and stylish examples of what those in the ancient world valued in terms of aesthetic beauty. A wearable example of ancient art meets modern fashion made wearable with a silver-plated loop and ring clasp. Size (necklace): 22.6" L (57.4 cm); (triangular pendant): 1.2" W x 1.125" H (3 cm x 2.9 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Anne de Uribe Echebarria collection, New York, USA, acquired between the 1930s and 1960s

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#155702
Condition Report: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Glass and faience beads are ancient, and stringing and silver-plated components are modern. Minor nicks, abrasions, and pitting to some beads, with light encrustations, and some fading to original glaze colors, otherwise intact and very good. Great remaining blue coloration throughout.

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Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 5th century CE. A beautiful necklace of a wearable form composed with dozens of faience and glass beads in wondrous blue colors. The beads take on circular, fluted, and barrel-shaped forms, with several 'eye' beads bearing petite concentric circles that resemble an ocular orb staring back out at the viewer. The largest bead is a triangular pendant with a horizontal suspension tube along the upper periphery. Glass and faience are some of Egypt's most noteworthy additions to ancient jewelry, and Roman occupation of Egypt only increased the beauty and abundance of these beads. Beads like those on this necklace were elegant and stylish examples of what those in the ancient world valued in terms of aesthetic beauty. A wearable example of ancient art meets modern fashion made wearable with a silver-plated loop and ring clasp. Size (necklace): 22.6" L (57.4 cm); (triangular pendant): 1.2" W x 1.125" H (3 cm x 2.9 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Anne de Uribe Echebarria collection, New York, USA, acquired between the 1930s and 1960s

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#155702
Condition Report: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Glass and faience beads are ancient, and stringing and silver-plated components are modern. Minor nicks, abrasions, and pitting to some beads, with light encrustations, and some fading to original glaze colors, otherwise intact and very good. Great remaining blue coloration throughout.

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