Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. A dazzling ensemble of 68 ancient Bactrian beads, all skillfully hand-carved from agate stones and strung on a modern strand with a lobster claw clasp to be wearable. Boasting natural hues of caramel, chocolate, toffee, vanilla, almond, charcoal, maroon, misty rose, and gray, the beautiful beads present in varying shapes of bicone, ellipsoid, oblate, spherical, cylinder, convex rectangular, and barrel, all arranged in a lovely, alternating pattern with a projecting ellipsoid bead and metal spherical bead at the center to serve as a type of pendant. Size (strand): 23.5" L (59.7 cm); (largest bead): 1" L x 0.4" W (2.5 cm x 1 cm)

Provenance: ex-Momeni's Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, acquired prior to 1995

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Ancient beads strung on a modern strand to be wearable. Chipping near opening of some beads and a few light abrasions to others. Otherwise, intact and excellent.