A Western Asiatic Gold and Agate Bead Necklace, ca. 1st millennium BCE Musical Instruments carved with quiet dignity and

carved with quiet dignity and balance

The handle and rim are complete

djed (stability)

particularly those active in the Eastern provinces where portraiture in glass beads was most highly developed

acquired from Sothebys

A Western Asiatic Gold and Agate Bead Necklace, ca. 1st millennium BCE Musical Instruments carved with quiet dignity andThis refined necklace exemplifies the long and sophisticated jewelry traditions of the ancient Near East. It is composed of hand carved agate beads in shades ranging from rich red to translucent gray, each individually shaped into elongated biconical and barrel forms that taper gracefully. Their subtle variations in hue and polish reveal both the natural beauty of the stone and the high technical skill of ancient lapidaries working across Western