Necklace w/ Hellenistic Greek Glass Beads
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Description
Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A strand of hand-built glass beads, each displaying dark gray and black hues. The beads exhibit spiraling, carinated, melon, and cylindrical forms that dazzle the eye. Size (necklace): 15" L (38.1 cm); (largest bead): 0.75" L x 0.5" W (1.9 cm x 1.3 cm); (display stand): 5.25" W x 7.6" H (13.3 cm x 19.3 cm)
Provenance: private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired before 2003
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#177397
Provenance: private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired before 2003
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.
#177397
Condition
Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Glass beads are ancient; stringing is modern. Small chips to some beads, with light earthen deposits, and softening to some incised decorations, otherwise very good. Previous inventory label on verso of one bead.
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Necklace w/ Hellenistic Greek Glass Beads
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